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Schools in Kingston upon Thames

Search and compare schools in Kingston upon Thames with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Schools indexed
63
in Kingston upon Thames
Average Attainment 8
59.9
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.68
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
81%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
79%
of 28 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Kingston upon Thames

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Kingston upon Thames secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Kingston upon Thames schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1The Tiffin Girls' School
Academy converter · Outstanding
85.3+1.0699%
2Tiffin School
Academy converter · Good
79.1+0.8699%
3The Kingston Academy
Free schools
62.8+1.1686%
4Richard Challoner School
Academy converter · Outstanding
59.4+0.8489%
5The Holy Cross School
Academy converter · Good
59.2+0.9585%
6Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Academy converter
57.5+0.8776%
7Coombe Girls' School
Academy converter · Good
55.3+0.7079%
8Coombe Boys' School
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54.8+0.3677%
9The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
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53.8+0.2874%
10Southborough High School
Academy converter · Good
48.3+0.2967%
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Checked 23 May 2026

Kingston upon Thames school admissions for parents

Official source

Kingston school admissions are run through Achieving for Children, which publishes separate pages for primary or junior entry, secondary transfer, in-year moves, appeals and policy documents. The live AfC pages checked on 23 May 2026 were post-allocation pages for the September 2026 round, so the strongest verified details are offer-day, response, waiting-list and appeal timings plus the linked 2026/27 coordinated schemes.

Primary and junior after-offer timetable

The official Kingston primary or junior page said offer emails would be sent on the evening of Thursday 16 April 2026 after 5pm. It also gave Thursday 30 April 2026 as the response deadline, Tuesday 12 May 2026 as the date when waiting-list positions become available, and Monday 1 June 2026 as the closing date for main-round appeals.

Secondary after-offer timetable

The official Kingston secondary page said National Offer Day was Monday 2 March 2026. It also gave Monday 16 March 2026 as the response deadline, Monday 30 March 2026 as the date when waiting-list positions become available, and Thursday 17 April 2026 as the closing date for main-round appeals.

Apply through AfC and eAdmissions

Achieving for Children says the School Admissions Service operates for Kingston in partnership with the council and follows the School Admissions Code. The pages also say families outside Kingston and Richmond should apply through their home council, and online applicants use eAdmissions to accept or refuse an offered place.

Policies and contact route

AfC publishes Kingston coordinated admissions scheme documents for secondary, primary and in-year transfer for 2026/27, alongside address-verification and related policy material. The service says there is no direct phone line for admissions because of hybrid working and asks parents to use kingston.admissions@achievingforchildren.org.uk, including the child's name, date of birth and address when requesting a callback.

In-depth guide · Checked May 2026

Kingston upon Thames school admissions guide for parents

This guide summarises the official Kingston admissions pages published through Achieving for Children as checked on 23 May 2026. The live AfC pages were post-allocation pages for the September 2026 round, so the strongest verified details are offer-day, response, waiting-list and appeal timings together with the linked 2026/27 coordinated scheme documents.

Executive summary

Kingston runs school admissions through Achieving for Children rather than through a standalone Kingston council page. The official AfC pages give clear next-step timings for the September 2026 primary, junior and secondary rounds, plus direct links to in-year moves, appeals and the Kingston 2026/27 coordinated admissions scheme.

Key dates

StagePrimary and juniorSecondary
Offer timingEvening of Thursday 16 April 2026 after 5pmMonday 2 March 2026
Respond byThursday 30 April 2026Monday 16 March 2026
Waiting-list positions availableTuesday 12 May 2026Monday 30 March 2026
Main-round appeal deadlineMonday 1 June 2026Thursday 17 April 2026

The live AfC pages checked in this session were post-allocation pages, so use the Kingston 2026/27 coordinated scheme and the live application pages for the full opening and closing timetable.

What matters in Kingston

  • Achieving for Children says it runs the School Admissions Service for Kingston in partnership with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
  • Families who live outside Kingston and Richmond must still apply through their home council even if they want Kingston schools.
  • If you applied online, AfC says you should use eAdmissions to accept or refuse the place offered.
  • AfC publishes Kingston coordinated admissions schemes for secondary, primary and in-year transfer for 2026/27 on its policies page.
  • The admissions team says there is no direct phone line because of hybrid working, so parents should email the team and include the child's name, date of birth and address when asking for a callback.
  • Both the primary and secondary September 2026 pages say parents must contact the school directly for appeal information.

Official links

High-attainment secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames

The Tiffin Girls' School
SecondaryAttainment 8 85.3Progress 8 +1.06
Tiffin School
SecondaryAttainment 8 79.1Progress 8 +0.86
The Kingston Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 62.8Progress 8 +1.16
Richard Challoner School
SecondaryAttainment 8 59.4Progress 8 +0.84
The Holy Cross School
SecondaryAttainment 8 59.2Progress 8 +0.95

Catchment distances and university destinations in Kingston upon Thames

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. The Tiffin Girls' School18.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Tiffin School9.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Coombe Girls' School1.4% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Richard Challoner School1.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. The Holy Cross School1.0% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. The Tiffin Girls' School79.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Tiffin School71.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Richard Challoner School29.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. The Holy Cross School25.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Coombe Girls' School24.5% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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