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The Tiffin Girls’ School

Selective

National rank

Rank last year

89.9^%

A-level

95.7^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Ian Keary

Attendance 96.7%

Gender of entry Girls

Send pupils* 3.4% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,235

Pupils on free school meals 9.1%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

25.9

40.7

23.2

A*/A

66.7

A*-B

89.9

Grade

9/8

84.4

11.3

9/8/7

95.7

What the school inspection says

“Pupils thrive here. They take to heart the core values of community, love of learning and character. They organise fundraising events and are active citizens in the local community. For example, pupils visit local care homes and support primary school pupils in their learning ... Pupils achieve exceptionally high standards in all their subjects. This includes disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (Send) ... Pupils receive talks from a wide range of employers and apprenticeship providers. They are encouraged to visit universities and find out about the range of courses on offer.”

Inspection

2021

In detail *

Read the full report

*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

The school, together with the boys’ school of the same name, was founded in 1880 with a charitable fund originating from the wills of the brothers Thomas and John Tiffin, who were local brewers.
The Rivermead Building, opened in February 2020, includes a design technology suite and drama studio, and a new sports centre opened at the start of the 2022-23 academic year.
The school motto is taken from Horace: Sapere aude (“Dare to be wise”).
The Tiffin Girls’ Music Society is a charity, set up by parents, with the aim of supporting the quality and breadth of music provision at the school. Students are able to join and lead numerous orchestras, choirs, classical and contemporary ensembles.
Groups with which students can get involved include Harry Potter Club, Origami Club, Secret Kindness Club, Wimbledon Ball Girl Training, Mythology Club and Model United Nations.
Past pupils include the broadcaster Sophy Ridge and the author and punctuation guru Lynne Truss.

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contact@tiffingirls.org

Telephone

020 8546 0773

Website

tiffingirls.org

Address

Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL

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