Tomlinscote School

Tomlinscote School has demonstrated outstanding overall effectiveness in its first inspection. Pupils are highly ambitious and flourish in an inclusive environment that values diversity and actively combats discrimination. The school prides itself on its aspirational curriculum, which not only supports academic success but also fosters personal development and prepares pupils for their future roles as engaged citizens. Strong relationships between staff and students, combined with effective support for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), further contribute to the school’s success.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all domains
• Highly ambitious and supportive environment for pupils
• Inclusive community that values diversity
• Strong curriculum that encourages mastery of knowledge
• Excellent personal development opportunities
• Robust governance that challenges and supports leadership
• Effective staff training and professional development

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Tomlinscote School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.1% of pupils at Tomlinscote School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Tomlinscote School had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.9% of pupils at Tomlinscote School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Tomlinscote School received £7,456 and spent £7,811 for each of its 1,502 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £713,000 (£475 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Weydon Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,210 and spending £8,089 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Camberley · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Tomlinscote School is part of Weydon Multi Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Frimley CofE School Camberley
• The Sixth Form College Farnborough Farnborough
• St Mark's Church of England Primary School Farnborough
• Frogmore Community College Yateley
• William Cobbett Primary School Farnham
• Farnham Heath End Farnham
• The Park School Woking
• The Abbey School Farnham
• Crondall Primary School Farnham
• The Ridgeway School Farnham

What is Tomlinscote School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tomlinscote School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Tomlinscote School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tomlinscote School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Tomlinscote School have?

Tomlinscote School has 1,495 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tomlinscote School cover?

Tomlinscote School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Tomlinscote School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.9, and 58% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Tomlinscote School?

Tomlinscote School is at Tomlinscote Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 8PY.