Schools / The Tiffin Girls' School
The Tiffin Girls' School
- Grammar school
- Girls
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 1,267 pupils
The Tiffin Girls' School is a selective grammar school for girls in Kingston upon Thames, educating around 1,300 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through a two-stage entrance test: a first stage attributed to Quest Assessments in consortium-area reporting (the school does not name the provider, and GL-devised and school-set first stages have also been reported), followed by the school's own second-stage papers in English and mathematics.
RegionLondon
DfE URN136615
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for The Tiffin Girls' School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)
Two-stage entrance test: Stage 1 attributed to Quest Assessments in secondary sources (not named on the school page opened); Stage 2 set and marked by the school (English comprehension and creative writing; Mathematics). Confirmation status (October 2026): NOT confirmed by the school. Secondary sources disagree about the Stage 1 provider (Quest, GL-devised and school-set have all been reported); the mapping shown follows current consortium-area reporting and may change when the school publishes its arrangements.
10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Two-stage entrance test: Stage 1 attributed to Quest Assessments in secondary sources (not named on the school page opened); Stage 2 set and marked by the school (English comprehension and creative writing; Mathematics). Confirmation status (October 2026): NOT confirmed by the school. Secondary sources disagree about the Stage 1 provider (Quest, GL-devised and school-set have all been reported); the mapping shown follows current consortium-area reporting and may change when the school publishes its arrangements.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)
Two-stage entrance test: Stage 1 attributed to Quest Assessments in secondary sources (not named on the school page opened); Stage 2 set and marked by the school (English comprehension and creative writing; Mathematics). Confirmation status (October 2026): NOT confirmed by the school. Secondary sources disagree about the Stage 1 provider (Quest, GL-devised and school-set have all been reported); the mapping shown follows current consortium-area reporting and may change when the school publishes its arrangements.
10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Two-stage entrance test: Stage 1 attributed to Quest Assessments in secondary sources (not named on the school page opened); Stage 2 set and marked by the school (English comprehension and creative writing; Mathematics). Confirmation status (October 2026): NOT confirmed by the school. Secondary sources disagree about the Stage 1 provider (Quest, GL-devised and school-set have all been reported); the mapping shown follows current consortium-area reporting and may change when the school publishes its arrangements.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Two stages in the autumn term of Year 6 — Stage 1 in October, Stage 2 later in the autumn term
Results: The school writes to candidates at each stage; final outcomes in the autumn term
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: Two stages in the autumn term of Year 6 — Stage 1 in October, Stage 2 later in the autumn term
Results: The school writes to candidates at each stage; final outcomes in the autumn term
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
Catchment applies
The school operates priority/designated areas in its oversubscription criteria: after the statutory priorities, candidates from the priority area(s) are considered ahead of others, with places ranked by test score. See the school’s policy for the current area definitions.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2026 results
University destinations:
- 27 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: '27 students gaining a place at either Oxford or Cambridge universities in 2026' (places).
- 85% of leavers — Russell Group universities — School-published: '85% going to a Russell Group university' (places).
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 85.3; 99.4% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 49.58 (average grade A); 67.0% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 84.8; 100% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 49.94 (average grade A)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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