Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Tala Close, Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form, Surbiton, KT6 7EY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TOLWORTH GIRLS' SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jolande Botha-Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,477
- Pupils on roll
- 1,529
- URN
- 137060
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083973854
About this school
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form is a girls' secondary academy in Surbiton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,529 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 191 | 229 | 237 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.5 | 58.8 | 57.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.94 +0.72 to +1.15 | +0.87 +0.67 to +1.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 69.4% | 62% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 84.7% | 78.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
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 Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form 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 | 57.5 | 51.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.8 | 50 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.5 | 50.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,431 |
| 2023/24 | 1,463 |
| 2024/25 | 1,486 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form compares
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.5 | 7.7% | 16.4% | 1,529 | — |
| Southborough High School | 48.3 | 6.3% | 22% | 935 | 0.3 miles |
| Epsom and Ewell High School | 44.1 | 10% | 22.1% | 1,113 | 1.2 miles |
| Chessington School | 43.4 | 10.1% | 31.1% | 653 | 1.4 miles |
| Richard Challoner School | 59.4 | 4.6% | 10.3% | 1,079 | 1.5 miles |
| The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre | 53.8 | 6.6% | 24.6% | 1,212 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.39%
- English as an additional language
- 35.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.73%
- Persistent absence
- 21.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southborough High School0.3 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Epsom and Ewell High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Epsom
-
Chessington School1.4 miles
Secondary · Chessington
-
Richard Challoner School1.5 miles
Secondary · New Malden
-
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre1.5 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
Other schools in Surbiton
- Southborough High School Secondary
- The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Surbiton Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Knollmead Primary School Primary
- Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Maple Infants' School Primary
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School Primary
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form teach?
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Surbiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form?
- The headteacher of Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form is Mrs Jolande Botha-Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form, 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 Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form?
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form has 1,529 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form full?
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form has capacity for 1,477 pupils and 1,529 on roll (104%), 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 Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form?
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form is part of TOLWORTH GIRLS' SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form have?
- The schools register lists Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.5 in 2022/23 and 57.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form rank locally?
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form'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.