Secondary school

Thornden School

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Hampshire
  • SO53 2DW
  • No sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 252 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 8%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 8%8%2016/17: top 8%2017/18: top 9%2018/19: top 7%2021/22: top 6%6% · 2021/222022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 7%2024/25: top 8%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 859.9 · South East 469/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths72.8% · South East 44.8%9/10 Top 20%
EBacc point score5.54 · South East 4.039/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.74 · South East +0.0110/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 60.3 · 278 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 57.9 · 279 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 58.3 · 276 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 61.1 · 293 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 65.2 · 310 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 59.7 · 291 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 61.4 · 290 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 59.9 · 290 pupils · South East 4665.257.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 66% · 279 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 68% · 276 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 70% · 293 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 80% · 310 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 73% · 291 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 76.2% · 290 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 72.8% · 290 pupils · South East 44.8%80%66%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in94.0%
295 of 314 who put it first2014 · 92.7%2026 · 93.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st314295
2nd1897
3rd1150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementExceptional
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2022Good
  3. 2026Lowest Strong

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,440
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.1%
First language not English13.3%
SEN support6.4%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils11.3%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

102.9% full · 1,400 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.9
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 73.5
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 11.6
  • Other support 34.1

Teachers 80.5 FTE · Whole workforce 126.2 · 159 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,211
Spend per pupil£9,897
Staff spend per pupil£6,312
Reserve per pupil£920
  • +£1,335,000revenue reserve
  • +£455,000in-year balance

Grants £10,000 · self-generated £268 · premises £375 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD (8 academies) · trust reserve £4,672,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

290 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96.9%
  • Education93.1%
  • Apprenticeship2.4%
  • Employment1.4%
  • Not sustained1.7%
  • Unknown1.4%