Thornden School
Academy converter secondary school in Eastleigh (Hampshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Our School Academic Performance Academic Performance Not only do students at Thornden take full advantage of the range of extracurricular activities on offer, from superb sports clubs and teams to amazing Drama, Dance and Musical performances and clubs, they also achieve wonderful academic outcomes. These strong academic outcomes have been consistent over many years.
The 2025 Year 11 cohort at Thornden achieved excellent GCSE results, displaying fantastic results with an attainment 8 score of 59.8* and the highest percentage of Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSES, which placed them as the best performing cohort in Hampshire.
In Maths, 92.4% of students achieved at least a grade 4, with 82% of students gaining a grade 5 or above, where grade 4 is a pass and grade 5 is a good pass at GCSE. In English, 85% of students also achieved at least a grade 4 with 72% of students gaining at least one grade 5 or above, where grade 4 is a pass and grade 5 is a good pass at GCSE.
Performance in both English and Maths grades as a combination at grade 5+ was also excellent, far exceeding local and national averages:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Coding
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Textiles
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136715
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Aasia Nisar | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Laura-Ann Burgess | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jai Solanki | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ben Chivers | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claire Oliver | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Susan Baser | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Caroline Lowing | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Jo Keay Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Baljinder Aujla Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Aasia Nisar Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Julie Angela Pinnock Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record