Thamesfield College
Thamesfield College is a pupil referral unit in Walton-on-Thames for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 39 pupils and room for 60. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
174 Molesey Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY01932 229369nessss.surrey.sch.ukMr Nick Elliott headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2021 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (15), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Other difficulty or disability (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 39 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 20 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 67% | 72% | 61% | 54% | 50% | 70% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 10% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 15% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 52% | 83% | 77% | 67% | 85% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 17% | 0% | 8% | 10% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 7 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 14% | 57% | 14% |
| Education | 14% | 29% | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 29% | 14% |
| Not in education, work or training | 29% | 0% | 71% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School | Academy | 290 m | 412 | Good 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Bell Farm Primary School | Council | 530 m | 649 | Not inspected | 76 | Compare |
| Three Rivers Academy | Academy | 720 m | 1,311 | No overall grade 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| Burhill Primary School | Foundation | 950 m | 545 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| The Danesfield Manor School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 69 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Walton Oak Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 421 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Ashley Park School | Independent | 1.0 miles | 61 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Esher Church of England High School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 1,160 | Report card 2026 | 77 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Thamesfield College a good school?
Thamesfield College doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in November 2023.
What is Thamesfield College's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thamesfield College good at its last full inspection on 14 November 2023.
How many pupils does Thamesfield College have?
39 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 60 places, so it is 65% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 174 Molesey Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
- Telephone
- 01932 229369
- Website
- www.nessss.surrey.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Elliott
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Esher
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2009 (result of amalgamation)
- URN
- 135891 · LAESTAB 9361126 · UKPRN 10028068
- Formerly
- Hersham Centre C O Drill Hall, Sycamore Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.