Thornden School
Winchester Road, Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
1,440 pupils · 103% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 16 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 72.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 87.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 57.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 302 | 314 | 620 | 302 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 280 | 274 | 535 | 280 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 287 | 320 | 632 | 287 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 302 | 338 | 627 | 302 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 289 | 342 | 593 | 289 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 319 | 389 | 709 | 319 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 301 | 337 | 590 | 301 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 302 | 339 | 560 | 302 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Toynbee School 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Crestwood Community School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton 5.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Wyvern College 5.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cantell School 6.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Bitterne Park School 7.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.