Thamesmead SchoolSt Paul's Catholic College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Thamesmead School and St Paul's Catholic College are secondary schools.
Thamesmead School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Paul's Catholic College scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Paul's Catholic College is ahead on our composite score.
Thamesmead School was judged Good and St Paul's Catholic College was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.6 for Thamesmead School and 61.8 for St Paul's Catholic College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Thamesmead School (53.5 in 2021-22, 50.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheppertonThamesmead School | Sunbury-on-ThamesSt Paul's Catholic College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100 | B82/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 27th of 55 in Surrey | 4th of 55 in Surrey Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,048 | 1,366 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,067 | |
| Location | Shepperton, TW17 9EE | Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.6 | 61.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.7% | 75.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.6% | 88.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.9% | 57.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | 5.75 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 201 | 209 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 125 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 38.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 41.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 22.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,048 | 1,366 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.5% | 13.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.1% | 25.5% | |
| SEN support | 14.1% | 11.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.7% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.9% | 4.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.5% | 7.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
Thamesmead School
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