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Tiffin School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Queen Elizabeth Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6RL · tiffinschool.co.uk · 020 8546 4638
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 79.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Thames 59.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,478
- 78 over 1,400 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 3.4%
- First language not English
- 31.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Tiffin School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 479 families put the school first and 195 places were offered; 39% 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 | 195 | 479 | 2.5▲ | 39% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 477 | 2.5▲ | 36% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 445 | 2.3▲ | 36% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 473 | 2.5▲ | 37% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 186 | 454 | 2.4▲ | 38% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 79.1, and 98.3% 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 (49.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲79.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲85.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.61 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 96.8 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 0.5 | — |
| Other education | 1.1 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 276 students | A (49.4) | Above average +0.10 | |
| 276 students | A (49.4) | Above average +0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 250 | A (49.2) | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 255 | A- (47) | — |
| 2021/22 | 250 | A (49.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 185 | A- (46.6) | +0.22 |
| 2017/18 | 198 | A- (45.6) | +0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 201 | A- (45.1) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 206 | B+ (44.5) | +0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 82.2 | +0.9 |
| Further and other education | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 0.4 | — |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 7.5 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
Tiffin School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (372 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 372
- 26% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (8%) with SEND