Thomas Tallis School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Greenwich
134 Kidbrooke Park Road, London, SE3 9PX
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
60%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
27.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,092
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
1,950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
60%
1st preference success rate
184 of 305 families who put it first got an offer
250
Places offered
1164
Total applications
4.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 305 | 184 | ● 60% |
| 2nd preference | 280 | 37 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 243 | 17 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 336 | 12 | ● 4% |
| Total | 1164 | 250 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Greenwich lets families list 6 preferences. 297 applications came from outside the council area (67 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steve Parsons
- Address
- 134 Kidbrooke Park Road, London, SE3 9PX
- Phone
- 02088560115
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Ward / constituency
- Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe · Eltham and Chislehurst
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100190
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
2,092 pupils · 1,950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
21 February 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,393 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.10 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 265 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.39 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 245 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 263 | 18% | 48% | 68% | |
| English Language | 263 | 21% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 247 | 18% | 59% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 223 | 4% | 34% | 52% | |
| Geography | 176 | 24% | 53% | 65% | |
| Business | 73 | 10% | 34% | 47% | |
| History | 70 | 30% | 60% | 73% | |
| Spanish | 70 | 24% | 50% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 69 | 32% | 84% | 91% | |
| French | 59 | 36% | 76% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 58 | 52% | 83% | 90% | |
| Biology | 39 | 59% | 97% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 75 | 19% | 35% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 50 | 20% | 40% | 70% | |
| Sociology | 48 | 10% | 33% | 65% | |
| Biology | 43 | 0% | 9% | 28% | |
| Psychology | 43 | 2% | 12% | 42% | |
| Chemistry | 39 | 3% | 23% | 46% | |
| History | 38 | 11% | 39% | 76% | |
| Economics | 38 | 8% | 45% | 82% | |
| Government and Politics | 38 | 13% | 32% | 71% | |
| English Language | 36 | 0% | 11% | 31% | |
| Physics | 28 | 7% | 11% | 25% | |
| Geography | 28 | 7% | 21% | 46% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #124 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14957: Thomas Tallis School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 17 |
| Offers | 6 |
| Success rate | 35% |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Greenwich council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.