Thamesmead School - 01932 219400

Thamesmead School is a secondary academy school for boys and girls located in Shepperton, England. It for students aged 11 to 16, and does not have a sixth form. The school motto is "Where Learning Comes First".HousesThe 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.UniformThe school uniform is a white shirt, black trousers or school skirt, red tie with house colours and black shoes.The full uniform policy is on the school websiteGCSE resultsIn 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.Notable alumniElise Matthews and Georgia Lancaster - 2014 World Acrobatic Gymnastic Trio ChampionsSteven Rushton - bassist for the band Son Of Dork (and writer of the Hannah Montana theme tune) Richard Archer - lead singer for the chart topping band HARD-FiDan Melchior - singer/songwriter/guitarist now living in the USA.Rohan Ince - footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion as a holding midfielder.Spelbound - Various members, winners of Britain's Got Talent 2011

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