Thamesmead School
Address
Manygate Lane Shepperton , Surrey , TW17 9EE England
Coordinates	51°23′40″N 0°26′31″W / 51.3944°N 0.4420°W / 51.3944; -0.4420
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Where Learning Comes First
Department for Education URN	137237 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Phil Reeves
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1017
Houses	Centaur, Dragon, Griffin, Phoenix
Colour(s)	Red and black
Publication	Thamesmead Talk
Website	thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk

Thamesmead School is a secondary academy school for boys and girls located in Shepperton, England.^[1] It is for students aged 11 to 16, and does not have a sixth form.^[1]

Houses

The school is divided into year groups for tutor time, with school house and school year affecting a student's placing.

There are four school houses, Centaur, Dragon, Phoenix and Griffin, each being composed of students from all year groups.^[2] Before 2013 Centaur, Dragon, Phoenix and Griffin houses were known as Aylword, Newton, Keller and Brunel respectively.

Uniform

The school uniform is a white shirt, black trousers or school skirt, red Clip on tie with house colours and black shoes. The full uniform policy is on the school website.^[3]

GCSE results

In 2015-16 81% of students achieved five A*-C grades including English and maths - a further 2% rise on the previous year's results. In addition to outstanding results in English, maths and science, students achieved particularly well in the performing arts, physical education, ICT, art and modern foreign languages.

Thamesmead has been highly commended for excellent improvement in GCSE results between 2013 and 2015.^[4]

Ofsted visited the school in 2017.^[5]

Notable alumni

• Richard Archer - lead singer for the chart topping band HARD-Fi
• Rohan Ince - footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Brighton and Hove Albion as a holding midfielder