Tiffin Girls' School
About Tiffin Girls' School
Tiffin Girls' School sits in the Kingston upon Thames local authority, where it ranks second out of ten secondary schools on Progress 8, placing it in the top twenty per cent of its LA peers. Its closest rival by performance is The Kingston Academy, which sits just 0.9 kilometres away and holds the top spot with a Progress 8 score of 1.16. Other high-performing neighbours include Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form and Tiffin School, both of which also achieve well above the national average. The school is one of five Outstanding-rated secondaries in an authority that contains fourteen schools of the same type, so competition for places is fierce. With 638 applications for 190 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, the school is heavily oversubscribed: 433 of those applications were first preferences, and 187 offers went to first-preference candidates. That oversubscription ratio of 3.36 to one tells you this is a school families actively choose, not one they fall back on.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
13 Oct 2021Source: Ofsted, 22 Nov 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
17Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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