Tomlinscote School

Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Frimley, Surrey, England. The school previously held specialist Language College status before converting to academy status in September 2013.HistoryTomlinscote was opened in 1970 as Surrey's first purpose-built comprehensive. It has 1570 students (including 270 in Years 12/13), 120 teaching staff and 35 support staff. Students enter Tomlinscote at the age of 11 years from local Junior, Primary and Independent Preparatory feeder schools, for example, Lakeside Primary School, Ravenscote Junior School, Pirbright Primary School or The Grove Primary School. There are often waiting lists for entry.In March 2011 Surrey County Council proposed that Tomlinscote take over the Kings International College and that years 7, 8 and 9 be based on the Kings site and 10, 11 and VI form on the Tomlinscote site. Initial meetings with Parents at both schools suggested united opposition to the plans and sparked a heated internet debate. In the end, after a due diligence report, letters written by teachers, parents and councillors stating their disapproval of the plan, the Governing Body of Tomlinscote voted unanimously against authorising a merger. This left the Surrey County Council no choice but to scrap the plan.