Applying to The Tiffin Girls' School for September 2028? This guide covers the two-stage Tiffin Girls' School entrance test, the qualifying score, how the 180 Year 7 places are allocated and the key dates for September 2028 entry.
The Tiffin Girls' School 11+ at a glance
School type: girls' grammar school
Location: Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Number of places in Year 7: 180 (2027-entry figure — The Tiffin Girls' School confirms each year's admission number in its determined arrangements, published the spring before entry.)
Qualifying score: No fixed pass mark is published. Girls are ranked on a combined mark from both stages, and priority places go to girls at or above the 350th-ranked mark of everyone who sat Stage Two.
11+ test: Tiffin Girls' School two-stage entrance test (English and maths papers at Stage One, then written English and maths at Stage Two)
Catchment or priority area: yes — an Inner Area of 13 wards and a Designated Area of 44 postal districts
Source: The Tiffin Girls' School Determined Admissions Arrangements for entry September 2027. Last checked October 2026.
Key dates for September 2028 entry
The Tiffin Girls' School confirms its exact dates in the spring before each cycle. The windows below follow the 2027-entry timetable: registration ran from Tuesday 2 June 2026 to 12 noon on Tuesday 1 September 2026, the test took place on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 October 2026 (Stage One), with Stage Two on Saturday 7 November 2026 and results were due on Wednesday 14 October 2026 (Stage Two invitations). We'll update this page as soon as the school publishes its 2028-entry dates.
Key dates for The Tiffin Girls' School 11+ entry in September 2028, with expected windows where the school has not yet confirmed exact dates.
Date
What happens
Early June 2027
Supplementary Information Form (Stage One registration) expected to open
Early September 2027
Stage One registration expected to close (12 noon)
Early October 2027
Stage One test expected, over two days
Mid-October 2027
Stage Two invitations expected
Early November 2027
Stage Two test expected
Sunday 31 October 2027
Deadline to apply for secondary school places through your home local authority. This date falls on a Sunday.
Wednesday 1 March 2028
National offer day for secondary school places
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The Tiffin Girls' School is selective, so your child needs to sit the 11+ test to be considered for a place.
You register your daughter for Stage One by completing the school's online Supplementary Information Form (SIF), available on the school's website during the second half of the summer term. You also name the school on your local authority application form.
Once you have your child's result, you apply by naming The Tiffin Girls' School on your common application form, which goes to your home local authority. For September 2028 entry the deadline is Sunday 31 October 2027. As it falls on a Sunday, you may find it easier to submit your form in the days before.
Reaching the qualifying score makes your child eligible, but it doesn't guarantee a place. If more qualifying children apply than there are places, the school uses its oversubscription criteria, set out further down this page.
What will my child be tested on?
The Tiffin Girls' School entrance test has two stages, and both cover English and maths only. The questions assume your daughter has covered the National Curriculum in English and maths for Year 5.
Stage One is an English paper and a maths paper, each lasting less than 60 minutes with a short break between them. The English paper is multiple choice, and the maths paper has multiple-choice and numerical answers. Answers are marked by computer.
The school invites at least enough girls to fill its places to Stage Two. These English and maths papers are set and marked by the school, are similar in length to Stage One and need written answers. The English paper includes a reading comprehension task and a creative writing task.
Scores are standardised and age-weighted. The combined mark is 60% English and 40% maths: the English mark comes from Stage Two, and the maths mark combines Stage One and Stage Two. Your daughter is then ranked on this combined mark.
The table below shows what each paper covers.
The Tiffin Girls' School two-stage entrance test papers for September 2028 entry: length and content of each paper.
Stage
Length
What it covers
Stage One: English
Less than 60 minutes
Multiple choice
Stage One: maths
Less than 60 minutes
Multiple-choice and numerical answers
Stage Two: English
Similar length to Stage One
Written answers: reading comprehension and creative writing
Stage Two: maths
Similar length to Stage One
Written answers
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How are places allocated at The Tiffin Girls' School?
If more children reach the qualifying standard than there are 180 Year 7 places, The Tiffin Girls' School offers places in the order below. This order comes from the school's admissions policy for 2027-28 (entry September 2027). The school sets its 2028-entry policy separately, and we'll update this table if anything changes.
The Tiffin Girls' School oversubscription criteria in priority order, from the 2027-28 (entry September 2027) admissions policy.
Priority
Who it covers
5.1.1
Girls with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names The Tiffin Girls' School
5.1.2.1
Looked after and previously looked after girls whose combined mark is at or above the 350th-ranked mark
5.1.2.2
Up to 60 girls with a combined mark at or above the 350th-ranked mark: first girls in the Inner Area or Designated Area who qualify for Pupil Premium on the Stage One registration deadline, then girls living in the Inner Area
5.1.3.1
Remaining places, in rank order of combined mark: girls living in the Designated Area
5.1.3.2
Girls living outside the Designated Area, in rank order of combined mark
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If girls tie for the 60th of the priority places, the girl living nearest the school is offered it, with random selection if they live the same distance away.
Does The Tiffin Girls' School have a catchment area?
The school has two areas. The Inner Area is made up of 13 electoral wards: Berrylands, Canbury Gardens, Coombe Hill, Coombe Vale, Green Lane & St James, Kingston Gate, Kingston Town, New Malden Village, Norbiton, St Mark's & Seething Wells, Surbiton Hill, Tudor, and Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside. The Designated Area is 44 postal districts: KT1 to KT10, KT12, KT13, KT17 and KT19; TW1 to TW5 and TW7 to TW17; SW13 to SW15 and SW17 to SW20; W3 to W5, W7 and W13; SM4; and CR4.
Where girls have the same combined mark, the girl who lives nearest the school comes first. The council measures distance in a straight line from your home to the nearest school gate.
If you don't live close to the school, it's worth thinking about how your child will get there every day. How long will the journey take? What transport options are available? Will they be travelling independently or with support?
A longer or more complex journey can affect your child's daily routine, including how much time they have for homework, rest and after-school activities. It's a good idea to think about how manageable the school run will be and whether it will work for your family day to day.
How can I help my daughter prepare for the test?
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Strong reading skills play a big role in 11+ preparation.
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