The Tiffin Girls' School
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Attainment 8 of 85.3 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 85.3
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 99%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +1.06
- Confidence interval:
- [0.83, 1.28]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Verified key dates
Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
The Tiffin Girls' School is a selective academy grammar school for girls with a published admission number of 180. Applicants must complete the school's online supplementary information form to register for the Stage One test, then be invited to sit Stage Two, and also name the school on their home local-authority secondary application.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The official Year 7 admissions page says registration for the Stage One test opens on Tuesday 2 June 2026 and closes at 12.00 noon on Tuesday 1 September 2026. The official open-evenings page says the Year 7 Open Evening is on Tuesday 7 July 2026 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. The 2027 admissions arrangements state that Stage One is held on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 October 2026, invitations to Stage Two are sent on or around Wednesday 14 October 2026, and Stage Two takes place in November 2026 on a date to be published later.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 176 | 85.3 | — | 99.4% | 83.0% | 8.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 180 | 84.8 | +1.06 | 99.4% | 76.1% | 8.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 180 | 84.1 | +0.96 | 99.0% | 84.0% | 8.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 177 | 85.4 | +0.92 | 99.0% | 83.0% | 8.2 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136615 |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Ian Keary |
| Trust | THE TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | KT2 5PL |
| Latest pupils | 176 |
| FSM eligible | 7.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PL
http://www.tiffingirls.orgView local authority page2085460773| DfE number | 4010 |
| UKPRN | 10033329 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 2 Dec 2025 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 22 Nov 2021 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Publication date | 22 Nov 2021 |