Thornden School
academy in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Thornden School is a secondary school with academy status in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire. It is an 11-16 (no sixth form), mixed specialist Arts College with Science as the second specialism. There are 1400 pupils on roll and 11 tutor groups of around 30 pupils in each tutor group, to form year groups of around 300 people.
Subjects
The following subjects are taught at Thornden School: Art, Business and Economics, Engineering, Dance, Drama, Design and Technology GCSE, English, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), Music, Physical Education, Computer Science, Religious Education and Science.
Classes
In Year 9, pupils choose their options for GCSE. At Thornden, all pupils are strongly advised to select at least one modern foreign language from either French or Spanish. Some pupils may take up a second language for Year 9, which was usually Spanish prior to its introduction at Year 7. The school used to offer a German Language course, but due to staff shortages, the course stopped receiving new students starting the academic year 2024.
Staff
There are 104 members of staff at Thornden School. Patrick Earnshaw is the Executive Headteacher of Thornden and the HISP Multi-Academy Trust, taking over from Steve Hicks after an "incident between students".
Productions
As Thornden is a performing Arts College, many productions take place inside Thornden Hall involving Thornden Pupils and the wider community.
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