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The Tiffin Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5PL · tiffingirls.org · 020 8546 0773
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 85.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Thames 59.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,267
- 266 over 1,001 places · 127%
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 39%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 445 families put the school first and 189 places were offered; 42% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 189 | 445 | 2.4▲ | 42% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 190 | 433 | 2.3▲ | 43% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 189 | 444 | 2.3▲ | 42% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 185 | 436 | 2.4▲ | 41% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 418 | 2.3▲ | 41% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 85.3, and 99.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 59.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A (49.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲85.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲99.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲83.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲8.26 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 93.9 | −2.1 |
| Sixth form college | 1.7 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 1.7 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 students | A (49.6) | Average -0.05 | |
| 177 students | A (49.6) | Average -0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 165 | A (49.9) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 170 | A (49.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 163 | A+ (54.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 163 | A (49) | +0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 142 | A (48.7) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 153 | A- (48) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 160 | A (48.6) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 82 | +2.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −2.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | — |
| Employment | 4.8 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 7.2 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Tiffin Girls' School on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Post-16 provision: Exceptional
- Leadership and governance: Exceptional
- Inspected
- 6 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Exceptional |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Post-16 provision | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sixth form Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Dec 2005Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (354 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Positive
- 96%
- Replies
- 354
- 28% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on 21 parents (6%) whose child was bullied
based on 35 parents (10%) with SEND