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State-funded · Secondary · Kingston upon Thames

The Tiffin Girls' School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 1,267 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Girls
Pupils
1,267 census January 2026
Capacity
1,001
Admissions policy
Selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Ms Emma Kilburn
Trust
THE TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL
Address
Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL
Telephone
02085460773
DfE reference (URN)
136615

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4100%
In a sustained education destination100%
Going to a school sixth form88%
Going to a sixth-form college3%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider2%
In a sustained apprenticeship0%
In sustained employment0%
Whose destination was not sustained0%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 180 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study91%
Progressing to higher education80%
Progressing to further education2%
In a sustained apprenticeship2%
In sustained employment7%
Whose destination was not sustained4%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 171 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Schools whose leavers came here

This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Donhead Preparatory School, Seaton House School, The Study Preparatory School.

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Registration deadlineTuesday 1 September 2026Closed

    Tuesday 1 September 2026, 12.00 noon Deadline for Stage One test registration AND for any supplementary paperwork to be received

    Source: tiffingirls.org

  2. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. AssessmentSaturday 7 November 2026In 28 days

    Saturday 7 November 2026 - Stage Two test for those invited

    Source: tiffingirls.org

  4. Offers sentMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Monday 1 March 2027 - Evening: Offers made by your local authority via the eAdmissions website

    Source: tiffingirls.org

  5. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

    Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Open days and tours

  1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 18:00Thursday 19 November 2026, 18:00 to 20:00

    16+ Source

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. This is a selective school: children must also sit its entrance test, and registration for the test closes well before the main deadline.

445 first-preference applications and 606 applications naming it at any preference for 189 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026189445606
September 2025190433638
September 2024189444628
September 2023185436629

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Kingston upon Thames: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 69.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.8% were offered one of their preferences (1,895 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted report card, inspected 6 January 2026

Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. The report card grades each area on a five-point scale.

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Exceptional

Safeguarding standards: Met.

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Ofsted graded inspection, 13 October 2021: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Outstanding

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth-form provision
Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 84.1 · 2023/24: 84.8
    85.3This school59.2Kingston upon Thames46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 99% · 2023/24: 100%
    99%This school69%Kingston upon Thames45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 100% · 2023/24: 100%
    99%This school82%Kingston upon Thames65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 84% · 2023/24: 76%
    83%This school66%Kingston upon Thames40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 8.16 · 2023/24: 8.10
    8.26This school5.52Kingston upon Thames4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 176 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: A · 2023/24: A
    AThis schoolBKingston upon ThamesB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 49 · 2023/24: 49.9
    49.6This school40.1Kingston upon Thames35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 49 · 2023/24: 50
    50This school40.5Kingston upon Thames35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 68% · 2023/24: 68%
    67%This school36%Kingston upon Thames18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: 0.04
    -0.05This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 177 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
6.8% January 2026
English as an additional language
40.4%
Receiving SEN support
4.9%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
0.2%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
5.1% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
22%
Pupils per teacher
16.8 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
1,160
Pupils on roll
1,255

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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1,213 pupils · Attainment 8 62.8 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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1,405 pupils · Attainment 8 56.5 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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