About us

A big warm welcome to Thomas Tallis 16+ Centre at this very exciting time. The learning facilities in our new building are outstanding with specialised social and academic areas for our 16+ students. Take some snaps in the photography studio, experiment in the labs, watch a film in our big screen theatre, record your band in the professional standard music studio or create your own TV programme in the broadcast studio. The possibilities and experiences in this beautiful building are endless! We are very proud of our large diverse and successful centre which is constantly evolving. We are the school within the borough that holds onto the highest percentage of our gifted and talented students! The success and unique atmosphere of our centre also attracts a lot of other students from neighbouring schools both private and state, out of borough and within Greenwich, and this year someone came all the way from America to join us! We strive to achieve excellent standards through creative approaches, enabling our students to thrive in the 21st century. We value the individual and have a track record for developing  students into well rounded, confident, articulate young people who go onto lead interesting, creative and valued lives. Check out the alumni page for regularly updated articles about past students!

Our curriculum offer is broad and diverse and has developed to meet the demands of the student voice and pathways to progression. There is a good mixture of academic, creative and vocational courses all of which are successful, taught imaginatively using modern technologies and sound pedagogy that challenges and stimulates the students to becoming inquisitive, independent learners. Our teaching staff, which is our most precious and valued resource, is highly qualified with advanced skilled teachers contributing to our learning programme.

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We provide an enrichment programme that has included yoga, cooking on a budget, debating and analysing European films. Our debating team has reached national finals. The reading scheme involves our students in supporting primary school and year 7 students with their reading.

This year every single one of our students who applied to university or Art College were placed. This is not only down to rigorous study and brain power but also to the bespoke advice and guidance given by the Progression Team as they burn the midnight oil fitting the person to the right course.  Many of our students go to world class Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. As we are a specialist Arts College and one of the original national Schools of Creativity, we also send a lot of our students to some of the most esteemed institutions that specialise in the visual and performing arts.

In a recent survey we asked the incoming Year 12 students why they chose ThomasTallis 16+ Centre. They said the quality of the teaching, the friendly and creative atmosphere, the tradition of academic success, the sense of a caring community and the opportunity to mix with like-minded people. We aim for our students to do more than survive. We enable them to thrive and what ever they do we want them to do it with passion, dignity and style!

Come and join us !