Thomas Tallis School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in London, Royal Borough of Greenwich, teaching 2,092 pupils aged 11 to 19. Its last Ofsted inspection in February 2024 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.6 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 5 holidays.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Thomas Tallis School.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 21 Feb 2024 · Published 24 Apr 2024
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Thomas Tallis School.

Thomas Tallis School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 Open Evening
  • 15 Post 16 Open Evening
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 19 Year 8 Parents' Evening
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Year 11 Parents' Evening
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 28 Year 7 Parents' Evening
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 11 Year 13 Parents' Evening
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Year 9 Parents' Evening
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 29 Year 12 Parents' Evening
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 13 Year 10 Parents' Evening
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Open Evening Oct 1, 2025 Event
  • Post 16 Open Evening Oct 15, 2025 Event
  • Year 8 Parents' Evening Nov 19, 2025 Event
  • Year 11 Parents' Evening Dec 17, 2025 Event
  • Year 7 Parents' Evening Jan 28, 2026 Event
  • Year 13 Parents' Evening Feb 11, 2026 Event
  • Year 9 Parents' Evening Mar 4, 2026 Event
  • Year 12 Parents' Evening Apr 29, 2026 Event
  • Year 10 Parents' Evening May 13, 2026 Event
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
45.6 Attainment 8 England 46.1
43.4% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
37.39 A level average score England 35 Top 28%
27.9% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Thomas Tallis School with Royal Borough of Greenwich and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.6 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Royal Borough of Greenwich England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 45.6
Royal Borough of Greenwich 46.9 England 46.1 in line with England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 43.4%
Royal Borough of Greenwich 46.4% England 45.4% -2 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 36.1
Royal Borough of Greenwich 39.1 England 34.9 +1.2 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 14
Royal Borough of Greenwich 11.6 England 15.5 -1.5 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 32.1%
Royal Borough of Greenwich 32.4% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 265
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 37.39 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Royal Borough of Greenwich England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 37.39
Royal Borough of Greenwich 32.74 England 35 +2.4 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 245
Attendance 27.9% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Royal Borough of Greenwich England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 27.9%
Royal Borough of Greenwich 17.2% England 17.8% +10.1 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 10%
Royal Borough of Greenwich 6.3% England 6.8% +3.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 89% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Royal Borough of Greenwich England

In education, apprenticeship or work 89%
Royal Borough of Greenwich 91% England 92% -3 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 81%
Royal Borough of Greenwich 86% England 83% -2 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 86% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Royal Borough of Greenwich England

In education, apprenticeship or work 86%
Royal Borough of Greenwich 77% England 79% +7 vs England
Went to higher education 61%
Royal Borough of Greenwich 46% England 37% +24 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Thomas Tallis School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Thomas Tallis School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.