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Tiffin School

Tiffin School is a selective grammar school for boys in Kingston upon Thames, educating around 1,500 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through a Quest Assessments 11+ test based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum in English and mathematics.

RegionLondon
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN136910

The exam

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2027 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+Single-stage route

    Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)

    Two-stage Year 7 entrance tests set in partnership with Quest Assessments (bespoke Tiffin test; both stages set/marked with Quest).

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27

2028 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+Single-stage route

    Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)

    Two-stage Year 7 entrance tests set in partnership with Quest Assessments (bespoke Tiffin test; both stages set/marked with Quest).

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: verified · 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

2025 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 79.1; 98.3% 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 49.36 (average grade A); 66.7% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 79.2; 98.9% 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 49.21 (average grade A)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

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