The Tiffin Girls' School
Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Keary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,001
- Pupils on roll
- 1,267
- URN
- 136615
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085460773
About this school
The Tiffin Girls' School is a girls' secondary academy in Kingston upon Thames. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,267 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Exceptional
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 180 | 180 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 84.1 | 84.8 | 85.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.96 +0.73 to +1.18 | +1.06 +0.83 to +1.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 99.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 99.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 76.1% | 83% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Tiffin Girls' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kingston upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84.1 | 51.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 84.8 | 50 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 85.3 | 50.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,232 |
| 2023/24 | 1,236 |
| 2024/25 | 1,256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Tiffin Girls' School compares
The Tiffin Girls' School ranked 1st of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85.3 | 5.1% | 9.1% | 1,267 | — |
| The Kingston Academy | 62.8 | 6.4% | 13.3% | 1,213 | 0.1 miles |
| Teddington School | 56.5 | 8.3% | 18.2% | 1,405 | 0.5 miles |
| Tiffin School | 79.1 | 4.4% | 3.4% | 1,478 | 1.0 miles |
| Grey Court School | 62.8 | 4.4% | 12.8% | 1,650 | 1.0 miles |
| Orleans Park School | 64.4 | 4.4% | 7.8% | 1,403 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 13 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.05%
- English as an additional language
- 40.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 22.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Kingston Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Teddington School0.5 miles
Secondary · Teddington
-
Tiffin School1.0 miles
Secondary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Grey Court School1.0 miles
Secondary · Richmond
-
Orleans Park School1.8 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
Other schools in Kingston upon Thames
- The Kingston Academy Secondary
- Tiffin School Secondary
- Alexandra Primary School Primary
- Coombe Hill Infant School Primary
- Coombe Hill Junior School Primary
- Fern Hill Primary School Primary
- King Athelstan Primary School Primary
- Latchmere School Primary
- Lime Tree Primary School Primary
- St Agatha's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School Primary
- St John's C of E Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Tiffin Girls' School teach?
- The Tiffin Girls' School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Kingston upon Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of The Tiffin Girls' School?
- The headteacher of The Tiffin Girls' School is Mr Ian Keary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Tiffin Girls' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Tiffin Girls' School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Tiffin Girls' School?
- The Tiffin Girls' School has 1,267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Tiffin Girls' School full?
- The Tiffin Girls' School has capacity for 1,001 pupils and 1,267 on roll (127%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Tiffin Girls' School a faith school?
- No. The Tiffin Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Tiffin Girls' School a selective school?
- Yes. The Tiffin Girls' School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs The Tiffin Girls' School?
- The Tiffin Girls' School is part of THE TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Tiffin Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 84.1 in 2022/23 and 85.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Tiffin Girls' School rank locally?
- The Tiffin Girls' School ranked 1st of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Tiffin Girls' School's absence rate?
- The Tiffin Girls' School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Tiffin Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Tiffin Girls' School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.