Two stages of testing in English and maths.
- Test provider
- Quest Assessments
- Scores
- Age-standardised
What the test includes
- English
- Maths
School profile
Record updated 27 October 2026
Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames 11+
Tiffin School
Queen Elizabeth Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL
A selective boys grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,462 pupils on roll.
Grammar school Boys Academy converter Ages 11-18 Sixth form Quest Assessments
- 2025–2026 GCSE rank ?
- UK Rank #7
- Year 7 places
- 180
- Competition ?
- High (estimated)
- Ofsted ?
- Good
- 11+ route
- Quest Assessments
On this page
At a glance
Key facts
- 2025–2026 GCSE rank ?
- UK Rank #7
- Sector
- Grammar school
- Admissions
- Boys only
- Assessment
- Quest Assessments
- Places in Year 7
- 180
- Competition ?
- High (estimated)
- Catchment
- You can apply from any area, but living in the published local area gives priority for some or all places.
- Ofsted ?
- Good
Overview
Overview
Tiffin School is a large 11-18 selective boys' grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, with girls admitted to the sixth form and about 1,462 pupils on roll. Its official values page gives the school a distinctive voice: belonging, learning and giving are tied to the historic motto "faire sans dire", or doing without saying. The result is a profile that is academic, but also deliberately modest about service, generosity and integrity.
The school describes a rich curriculum and a co-curricular experience that reaches well beyond lessons. Sport, trips, house life, theatre, music, careers, pastoral care, SEND support and safeguarding all sit within Tiffin Life, while the school site includes performance space and a strong public identity around arts and sport. The sixth form has its own admissions, prospectus, course guide, destinations and A level results material.
Tiffin's sixth-form academic outcomes are a major part of the story, but the values material adds a more human register. It talks about curiosity, creativity, empathy, humility, kindness and community, and it connects learning to leadership, teamwork, resilience and friendships formed outside the classroom.
Year 7 entry has 180 places and uses Tiffin's two-stage test process. Stage One is computer-marked English and maths; Stage Two is written English and maths, and allocation uses a combined score with Priority Area rules and limited sport and music aptitude places. Published measures include Ofsted Good with Outstanding sixth form provision, +0.86 Progress 8, 99.4% grade 5+ in English and maths and 66.7% AAB or better at A level.
Key points
Key points
- Assessment route
- Quest Assessments covering English and Maths.
- Places and demand
- 180 places in Year 7 and High (estimated)
- Catchment
- You can apply from any area, but living in the published local area gives priority for some or all places.
- Results
- 100% grade 5+ in English and maths and 83.1 Attainment 8
- Sixth form
- Sixth form available with 66.7% AAB or better and 82.8% in higher education.
GCSE benchmark
Latest 2025/26 KS4 measures compared with Kingston upon Thames and England.
School Local authority England
- Attainment 8
- 83.1
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 100%
Attainment 8 trend
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Kingston upon Thames and England.
School Local authority England
Destinations
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Kingston upon Thames and England.
Education Apprenticeships Employment Other / unknown
School details
School details
- Sector
- Grammar school
- School type
- Academy converter
- Application
- Local authority CAF
- Gender
- Boys only
- Age range
- 11-18
- Headteacher
- Mr Garth Williams
- Pupil roll
- 1,478 pupils
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- Tiffin School
- FSM ?
- 3.4%
- EAL ?
- 31.7%
- EHCP ?
- 0.8%
Facilities
Theatre
Extracurriculars
Sport
School statistics
School statistics
Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Pupil ethnicity
Whole-school roll of 1,478 pupils; 1,469 had a recorded ethnic group.
White 547 pupils, 37%
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Asian 574 pupils, 38.8%
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Mixed 261 pupils, 17.7%
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Black 17 pupils, 1.1%
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Other 70 pupils, 4.7%
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Unclassified 9 pupils, 0.6%
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Location and contact
Location and contact
Address
- Address
- Queen Elizabeth Road, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London
- Postcode
- KT2 6RL
- Area
- Kingston upon Thames
- Exam area
- Kingston upon Thames 11+
School leadership
- Headteacher
- Mr Garth Williams
School contact
- School email
- office@tiffin.kingston.sch.uk
- School phone
- 02085464638
Admissions contact
- Admissions email
- Year7admissions@tiffin.kingston.sch.uk
- Admissions phone
- 02085464638
Admissions
Admissions
Appeals and waiting lists
A school admission appeal follows a refusal of a place. Use the school's current timetable and your refusal letter for the deadline. A test review, if available, has separate rules.
Residence and moving rules
For local priority
- Live in the area
- On the SIF deadline, 12 noon
Applies to: Looked-after, previously looked-after, Pupil Premium, sport-aptitude or music-aptitude applicants seeking the Stage One test leeway under section 7.9.
Policy wording, evidence and exceptions
Address for local priority
The 10% Stage One test leeway requires permanent Priority Area residence on the SIF deadline. This specific date does not replace the home local authority’s address rules for the main application.
- Area
- The published area within 10 km of Tiffin School.
- Year 7 places
- 180 places
- Applications listed
- 784 applications (2026 entry)
- First preferences
- 479 first preferences (2026 entry)
- Competition ?
- High (estimated)
- Catchment
- You can apply from any area, but living in the published local area gives priority for some or all places.
- Published score threshold
- 50 (2026 entry)
- Pass mark note
- The combined score is 50% English and 50% maths. The future cut-off is the lowest combined score of any boy gaining a Year 7 place before the end of the 2027-28 academic year.
A two-stage test route applies. Stage One is computer-marked English and maths; Stage Two is written English and maths. Allocation uses the combined score, with Priority Area and limited sport/music aptitude priority.
Priority Area status applies to applicants living less than 10km from Tiffin School. Priority Area candidates are considered before outside-area candidates in the main combined-score allocation routes.
Oversubscription and eligibility
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Education, Health and Care Plan
Boys with an EHCP naming Tiffin School must demonstrate ability and aptitude through the test procedure.
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2
Looked-after and Pupil Premium priority
Boys at or above the 450th ranked combined score are prioritised for looked-after status and Pupil Premium within the Priority Area.
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Priority Area combined-score places
Remaining places, less reserved sport and music places, are allocated by combined score to boys living in the Priority Area.
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Outside Priority Area combined-score places
If places remain, boys outside the Priority Area are ranked by combined score.
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Sporting and music aptitude
Up to 18 reserved places may be offered to qualifying boys in the Priority Area who meet the sport or music aptitude benchmarks.
Exam and test format
Exam and test format
Official exam resources
Past papers and practice materials
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Application
Application
Key dates
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Online registration opens
5 June 2026
Past -
Open evening
30 June 2026
PastNo booking required.
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Sport and music aptitude early application deadline
6 July 2026
PastDeadline is 9am.
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Music aptitude assessment part one
8 July 2026
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Music aptitude assessment part two
10 July 2026
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Sports aptitude assessments
13 and 14 July 2026
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Stage One registration deadline
2 September 2026
PastDeadline is 12 noon.
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Stage One arrangements email
18 September 2026
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Stage One tests
2 October 2026
PastTests are held at Tiffin School across morning and afternoon slots.
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Stage Two invitations
16 October 2026
Past -
Secondary CAF deadline
31 October 2026
Past -
Stage Two tests
12 November 2026
For candidates invited after Stage One.
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National offer day
Early March 2027
Offers are sent home by the local authority.
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Test outcomes for waiting-list candidates
Early March 2027
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Residence start date
2 September 2026, On the SIF deadline, 12 noon
Past
How to apply
- 1
Register online for Stage One
Online registration opens on 5 June 2026 and closes at 12 noon on 1 September 2026.
Open admissions page - 2
Apply early for sport or music aptitude if relevant
The early application deadline for sport and music aptitude routes is 9am on 6 July 2026.
Check aptitude dates - 3
Sit Stage One
Stage One tests are held at Tiffin School on 2 October 2026.
Check key dates - 4
Submit the secondary CAF
Complete the local authority application form by 31 October 2026.
Check key dates - 5
Sit Stage Two if invited
Stage Two tests for invited candidates are scheduled for mid November 2026.
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Official admissions documents
Results
Results
Inspection
Inspection
Good
Latest inspection: 25 May 2022
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Quick summary
- Overall effectiveness: Tiffin School was rated Good overall, with Outstanding behaviour, personal development and sixth form. Inspectors described ambitious teaching, exceptional conduct, rich extra-curricular life and excellent sixth-form work, while noting that curriculum planning was not equally strong in every subject.
- Quality of education: Leaders have an ambitious curriculum and teachers have strong subject knowledge. Pupils learn well, with examples from Year 7 history and Year 12 music, but the report identified weaker curriculum coherence in computing for Years 8 and 9.
- Behaviour and attitudes: Pupils behave exceptionally well in class and around school, treating staff and one another with respect and kindness. Bullying is rare, pupils are confident to report concerns, and staff respond swiftly and effectively when incidents occur.
- Personal development: The school places strong emphasis on the whole child. Pupils value a wide extra-curricular offer that supports mental health and well-being, including pupil-led societies, history society, LGBTQ+ society and diversity week, with nearly all pupils accessing opportunities beyond lessons.
- Leadership and management: Leaders are ambitious for every pupil and have planned a safeguarding and personal development curriculum that responds to current needs, including mental health after the pandemic. Staff understand reporting systems, and pupils can also use anonymous reporting.
- Sixth form provision: The sixth form was rated Outstanding. Students' work is described as exceptional, with Year 12 musicians confidently discussing tonal harmony, blues form and Bela Bartok. Female students in the co-educational sixth form also hold leadership roles with lower-school forms.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which entrance tests does Tiffin School use?
For September 2027 entry, Tiffin School uses Quest Assessments. Check the named test and any alternative or later-stage requirements in the admissions policy.
How do I apply to Tiffin School?
1. Register online for Stage One: Online registration opens on 5 June 2026 and closes at 12 noon on 1 September 2026. 2. Apply early for sport or music aptitude if relevant: The early application deadline for sport and music aptitude routes is 9am on 6 July 2026. 3. Sit Stage One: Stage One tests are held at Tiffin School on 2 October 2026. 4. Submit the secondary CAF: Complete the local authority application form by 31 October 2026. 5. Sit Stage Two if invited: Stage Two tests for invited candidates are scheduled for mid November 2026.
When are the key dates for Tiffin School?
Online registration opens: 5 June 2026. Open evening: 30 June 2026. Sport and music aptitude early application deadline: 6 July 2026. Music aptitude assessment part one: 8 July 2026. Music aptitude assessment part two: 10 July 2026. Sports aptitude assessments: 13 and 14 July 2026. Stage One registration deadline: 2 September 2026. Stage One arrangements email: 18 September 2026. Stage One tests: 2 October 2026. Stage Two invitations: 16 October 2026. Secondary CAF deadline: 31 October 2026. Stage Two tests: 12 November 2026. National offer day: Early March 2027. Test outcomes for waiting-list candidates: Early March 2027. Residence start date: 2 September 2026, On the SIF deadline, 12 noon
What does the latest inspection picture look like for Tiffin School?
Tiffin School is currently rated Good following the latest published inspection dated 25 May 2022.