The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston upon Thames, Greater London · Girls · 11-18 (girls-only sixth form)
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames — a highly selective girls' grammar school, a separate school from Tiffin School. Its two-stage test and Inner/Designated Area system.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 (girls-only sixth form) |
| Admissions test | Own two-stage entrance test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 180 |
| Official website | www.tiffingirls.org/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit Stage One
Multiple-choice English & maths (KS2 to end of Year 5)
Highest scorers invited to Stage Two
Stage Two — written English (incl. creative writing) & maths
Combined score → ~180 offered
A separate school from Tiffin School (the boys' school), with its own two-stage entrance test in English and maths — content is capped at the end-of-Year-5 National Curriculum. Stage One is multiple-choice (maths includes some numerical-entry answers); the highest scorers sit a school-marked Stage Two of written English (comprehension and creative writing) and maths. Around 1,470-1,500 girls sit Stage One each year for 180 places — roughly 8 per place.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1An EHCP naming the school
- 2Looked-after & previously looked-after children
- 3Pupil Premium in the catchment, then Inner Area girls (~60 places)
- 4Designated Area residents, by scoremost places
- 5Then anyone outside the Designated Area
Catchment & priority area
Area-based priority
Two zones: an Inner Area (13 electoral wards around Kingston) and a wider Designated Area (44 postal districts across south-west London and Surrey). Since the Designated Area was introduced in 2014, every place has gone to a girl living inside it — check the school's current policy for the exact boundary. Oversubscription order: an EHCP naming the school, then looked-after children, then a sub-quota (around 60 places) for Pupil-Premium-eligible girls in the catchment and then Inner Area girls, then remaining places by score with Designated Area residents ahead of everyone outside it. (Service children count towards Pupil Premium eligibility rather than being a separate category.)
How competitive is it
Around 1,470 to 1,500 girls sat the Stage One test in recent years for 180 places — roughly 8 applicants per place.
Key dates
The shape repeats every year; the exact dates don't — confirm the current cycle with the school.
Spring – summer
Register with the school
October
Stage One sat
November
Stage Two (invited candidates)
1 March
National offer day
Always verify against the school’s own current admissions policy — criteria, catchment boundaries and places-available can all change between admissions cycles, and The Tiffin Girls' School’s own website is the authoritative source, not this page.
Unlike Kent, London has no single test — every school or small consortium sets its own — see the format, timeline and registration process. For the wider picture of grammar schools across England, see UK Grammar Schools: List, Competition & Results.
Common questions about The Tiffin Girls' School
What is the catchment area for The Tiffin Girls' School?
An Inner Area of 13 electoral wards around Kingston, plus a wider Designated Area of 44 postal districts across south-west London and Surrey. Since 2014, every place has gone to a girl living inside the Designated Area.
How competitive is The Tiffin Girls' School?
Around 1,470 to 1,500 girls sit the Stage One test each year for 180 places — roughly 8 applicants per place.
What is tested in The Tiffin Girls' School exam?
English and maths only, at a level capped at the end-of-Year-5 National Curriculum. Stage One is multiple-choice; Stage Two adds written English and maths.
Is The Tiffin Girls' School the same as Tiffin School?
No — they are separate schools (one girls', one boys') that use a similar test structure but run their own admissions.
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