Thamesmead students were celebrating this morning as they received the news about their excellent GCSE results. 90% achieved a pass grade in the new style English exams and 83% in Maths, with 80% passing both exams. Indeed their success extended across the curriculum with 85% achieving passes in at least two Sciences and over 90%… Read more »

Our year 9 students returned from a trip to the Battlefields. They visited the trenches, Ypres, Bruges and laid a wreath at the Menin Gate. Each student was also tasked with finding the memorial place or grave of a soldier who shared their own surname. For some students this meant actually finding and remembering a… Read more »

The Challenge A team of Thamesmead students has won the BP Challenge. This competitive entrepreneurial inter-school challenge combines business, science and engineering. Teams worked with BP graduates to compete in creating their own oil empires, by designing, building and selling oil platforms. The challenge consisted of a design stage followed by a build stage where teams… Read more »

The parents and guests at this year’s summer show, Thamesmead’s Got Talent, were treated to some outstanding performances on Thursday last week. The variety of entertainment was excellent ranging from orchestral pieces, contemporary and classical dance to solo singers, comedians, jazz musicians, pianists, drummers, guitarists. Past years successes were also showcased with a reprise of… Read more »

The Ryman National Enterprise Challenge is the largest schools enterprise challenge in the UK. Since launching in 2013 the challenge has been delivered to over 140,000 young people from over 200 schools from across the UK. The students worked on the challenges set by real life businesses. Guided by the NEC team the day ended… Read more »

Thanks to all parents who supported the Performing Arts’ workshops last week by signing up their sons and daughters for what proved to be a fantastic event. Each afternoon of Tues 27th – Thurs 29th we had a professional actor, dancer or choreographer visiting the department and working with 30 students in each class. On… Read more »

Our incredibly talented GCSE art students displayed thier work at an exhibition on 30th June. Parents, staff, governors and parents of the new year 6 students were able to view the display and were all hugely impressed. If you were not able to attend the exhubition, here are some of the pieces from the display.

The Thamesmead Prom was once again an extremely successful event.  The students turned up dressed in their finest and it was wonderful for staff and parents to witness the fine young people they have become.  The evening had a fantastic atmosphere with students finally able to relax after the pressure of the recent GCSE exams. … Read more »

Hot weather – Important Information As we are experiencing a brief period of hot weather, can you please note the following: Please ensure your child brings water/a drink to school in a refillable bottle.  Students have the opportunity to refill water bottles every hour on lesson change at the water fountains.  During break and lunch… Read more »

When the Friends of Thamesmead School decided to organise a Family Fun Run to raise funds for the school, they probably didn’t realise that the Headteacher, Mr Rodin, would support the event in quite such spectacular fashion.  His plan was to take on a 100 mile sponsored cycle ride, with the aim of completing the… Read more »