Tiffin School, Kingston upon Thames

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Tiffin School, one of the UK’s leading State Grammar Schools. At the heart of what makes Tiffin special is the strong sense of community."

In 2026, pupils at Tiffin School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 83.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 60.2 in Kingston upon Thames and 47 across England.

100% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 69% in Kingston upon Thames and 47% in England.

That is up from 79.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.86: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Tiffin School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 479 families put Tiffin School as their first choice and 784 named it as one of their preferences, for 195 places offered. That is 2.5 first choices for every place. 294 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Tiffin School admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Tiffin School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Kingston upon Thames's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Kingston upon Thames has 2 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tiffin School are The Kingston Academy (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 64.6); The Tiffin Girls' School (1 mile, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 86); Teddington School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 55.8); and The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 54.6).

Tiffin School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 185 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 100% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 1% to a further education college.

Of the 253 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 82% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 8% into work. 79% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 31.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (33%), White British (24%) and Mixed (18%).

In 2026, 45 pupils (3%) received SEN support and 11 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Kingston Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

29 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tiffin School / London Road, 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 714 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Thames (240), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Tiffin School issued 13 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tiffin School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), King Athelstan Primary School (0.4 miles) and Alexandra Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.