Welcome to Thornden School.
We are on a mission to become the Best School in the South and we are relentless, as a school community, in ensuring that we get there!
Please see below for our Good Schools Guide Review from 2025 - it explains that we are "A big school with a big heart, exceptional leadership and a culture where it’s cool to want to do well. Delivers academic excellence without compromising on wellbeing or personal development. Families feel very lucky to have this school on their doorstep."
In 2025 we topped the table for GCSE results in Hampshire.
Our values; Aspire, Succeed, Belong and Care are lived - they form the backbone of everything that we do.
Thornden is a very special place - please take a look around our website and get in touch if you would like more information.
Coming Up:
16, 17 & 18th July @ 19:00
Thornden School Productions present: Little Shop of Horrors! This fresh, imaginative production brings the beloved cult classic to life with a playful twist, bursting with color, energy, and unforgettable music. Follow Seymour, a shy florist, as he discovers a mysterious plant with a very unusual appetite - and a knack for changing his life in the most unexpected ways.
Packed with toe-tapping songs, quirky characters, and plenty of dark humor, this show promises laughs, surprises, and a touch of the delightfully bizarre.
Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering the story for the first time, this production is a joyful, feel-good theatrical experience you won’t want to miss.
Coming Up:
Friday 5th June: 19:30
Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.
Cert: 12A
Runtime: 2h12m
Coming Up:
Saturday 1st August, 15:00
Based on the classic movie, Top Hat is a sparkling romance laced with witty comedy, stunning choreography, lavish sets and an irresistible score from Irving Berlin including Cheek to Cheek, and Puttin’ on the Ritz.
When Broadway star Jerry Travers encounters model Dale Tremont he is instantly smitten. Jerry vows to abandon his bachelor life – but the path of true love never does run smooth.
Coming Up:
Tuesday 9th June, 19:30
Having originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. Riverdance has gone on to become a worldwide phenomenon. This 25th Anniversary production is a powerful and stirring reinvention of the show, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. See the close-ups, the amazingly fast feet, the expressions and emotions of the dancers and musicians, and the creative camera angles that show the work more intimately and revealingly than is possible for an audience sitting in the stalls. A brief documentary detailing the history of Riverdance precedes the show.
Coming Up:
Tuesday 23rd June: 7pm
This evening's concert is performed entirely by pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 and is a showcase for all the talented musicians in these year groups. A variety of instrumental and vocal music will be performed.
Coming Up:
Saturday 27th June, 19:00
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.
Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.
Friday 05 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Monday 08 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Monday 08 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Tuesday 09 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Tuesday 09 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Wednesday 10 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Wednesday 10 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Thursday 11 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Thursday 11 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Friday 12 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Friday 12 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Friday 12 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Monday 15 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Monday 15 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Tuesday 16 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Tuesday 16 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Wednesday 17 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Wednesday 17 June 2026
8:00am – 8:30am