Tiffin School
Tiffin School at a glance
Tiffin School is a boys’ grammar school in Kingston upon Thames for students aged 11 to 18, with about 1480 pupils. It has a Christian religious character. Year 7 places are given through the Tiffin School and Tiffin Girls' School tests, and the school has a sixth form.
For September 2026 entry it offered 195 places and was the first choice of 479 families — about 2.5 for every place. 74% of all applications came from families in other council areas.
In 2024/25, 98% of its GCSE students achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against 45% across England’s state schools. Its A-level students averaged A per entry, and 67% achieved AAB or better including at least two facilitating subjects. 80% of sixth-form leavers went on to university (destinations measured in 2022/23).
Getting in: the 11+ and how places are given
- Test
- Tiffin School and Tiffin Girls' School tests
- Set by
- Tiffin School: Quest Assessments. The Tiffin Girls' School: its own papers
- What it covers
- English and maths
At this school: Two stages, set by Quest Assessments: multiple-choice English and maths, then written papers.
How places are given
Places are offered in order of final score within the schools' admissions policies, which can include priority for local or disadvantaged applicants — check each policy.
How to register and apply
Register with each school between June and early September of Year 6. Because stage two comes after 31 October, name the schools on your secondary application before you know the result.
Admissions rules change each year. Check the school’s current admissions policy — area details last checked October 2026.
Scores needed for a place
| Entry | Measure | Applies to | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | Lowest score offered | Priority area (within 10 km)On 1 March. All places went to applicants in the priority area; none were offered beyond it. | 100 |
| Sept 2025 | Lowest score offered | Priority area (within 10 km)On 1 March; 98 by the end of Year 7. All places went to applicants in the priority area; none were offered beyond it. | 100 |
| Sept 2024 | Lowest score offered | Priority area (within 10 km)On 1 March; 102 by the end of Year 7. All places went to applicants in the priority area; none were offered beyond it. | 104 |
Scale: Tiffin School entrance test score. Source: Tiffin School: patterns of admissions. Scores change every year and depend on how many children apply — treat them as a guide, not a target.
How many families apply
| Entry | Places | 1st choices | 1st choices per place | All applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 195 | 479 | 2.5 | 784 |
| Sept 2025 | 192 | 477 | 2.5 | 778 |
| Sept 2024 | 190 | 445 | 2.3 | 770 |
| Sept 2023 | 192 | 473 | 2.5 | 800 |
| Sept 2022 | 186 | 454 | 2.4 | 719 |
| Sept 2021 | 186 | 573 | 3.1 | 985 |
Source: DfE, secondary school applications and offers. Places offered on National Offer Day; first preferences are families who put the school first on their council application.
Exam results
GCSE, 2024/25 · 180 pupils
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
Attainment 8 (average across 8 subjects)
| Year | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 98.3% | 79.1 | — | 7.61 |
| 2023/24 | 98.9% | 79.2 | +0.86 | 7.79 |
| 2022/23 | 100.0% | 80.6 | +0.79 | 7.83 |
A level, 2024/25 · 276 students
- Average grade
- A
- England: B-
- AAB or better*
- 67%
- England: 18%
- Value added
- +0.1
*AAB or better, with at least two in facilitating subjects. Value added compares students’ results with others who started from similar GCSEs; above 0 is better than expected.
Source: DfE school and college performance tables. England figures are for all state-funded schools. Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Where students go next
- University
- 80%
- Apprenticeship
- 2%
- Employment
- 8%
- Any sustained destination
- 90%
Source: DfE 16–18 destination measures, students who left after A levels or equivalent, destinations measured in 2022/23 (255 students). Categories overlap slightly and do not sum to 100%.
Key facts
- Admits at 11
- Boys
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Religious character
- Christian
- Pupils
- 1,478 (capacity 1,400)
- Free school meals
- 3.4% of pupils eligible
- School type
- Academy converter
- Trust
- Single-academy trust
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
From the Department for Education’s register (URN 136910), October 2026.
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