Collingwood CollegeTomlinscote School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Camberley.

Summary of the comparison

Collingwood College and Tomlinscote School are secondary schools in Camberley.

  • Collingwood College scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Tomlinscote School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Tomlinscote School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Collingwood College was judged the expected standard and Tomlinscote School was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.5 for Collingwood College and 54.9 for Tomlinscote School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Collingwood College (53.0 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Tomlinscote School (57.6 in 2021-22, 54.9 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Collingwood College versus Tomlinscote School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CamberleyCollingwood CollegeCamberleyTomlinscote SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100B73/100Stronger figure
Local ranking38th of 57 in Surrey 13th of 57 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,617 1,495
Capacity2,176 1,500
LocationCamberley, GU15 4AE Camberley, GU16 8PY
GCSE results
Attainment 849.5 54.9 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths48.7% 57.6% Stronger figure46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths72.1% 81.8% Stronger figure64.8%
Cohort298 297
A-level results
A-level entries98 Not reported
A-level average points30.4 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points31.9 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,714 1,502
Free school meals (ever 6)17.5% 7.6%
English as an additional language9.9% 12.5%
SEN support13.5% 10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence9.4% 6.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.4% 17.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Collingwood College

Tomlinscote School

Full profiles: Collingwood College · Tomlinscote School