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Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 55 55.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
55 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
58.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
20.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.87 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 57.5[6] 62%[6]
2023/24 58.8[4] 69.4%[4] +0.87[4]
2022/23 57.5[7] 60%[7] +0.94[7]
2021/22 54[8] 48%[8] +0.50[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
8.7% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 4.4%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 13.3%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 13%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 13.1%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
65% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
13% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
15% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[15] 61%[15] 8%[15] 22%[15] 1%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 68%[16] 12%[16] 11%[16] 1%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 72%[17] 7%[17] 16%[17] 2%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 95%[18] 72%[18] 2%[18] 19%[18] 2%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
63% 2022/23[19]
Education
66% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[19]
Employment
21% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[20] 63%[20] 66%[20] 4%[20] 22%[20]
2020/21 90%[21] 57%[21] 63%[21] 6%[21] 21%[21]
2019/20 89%[22] 66%[22] 76%[22] 1%[22] 12%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 74%[23] 76%[23] 3%[23] 14%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
77% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
18% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
17% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 73%[26] 16%[26]
2019/20 82%[25] 14%[25] 17%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 80%[27] 10%[27] 9%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 74%[28] 19%[28] 15%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
20 Sep 2023[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
12 Nov 2023[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
19 Sep 2017[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] Outstanding[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
768 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
229 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
255 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 716[31] 228[31] 254[31] 2.8[31] 0.9[31]
Entry Sept 2024 659[31] 206[31] 252[31] 2.6[31] 0.8[31]
Entry Sept 2023 742[31] 216[31] 252[31] 2.9[31] 0.9[31]
Entry Sept 2022 736[31] 200[31] 251[31] 2.9[31] 0.8[31]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
240 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Test registration opens
1 Sep 2024 Entry Sept 2025[34]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1477[1]
Trust
TOLWORTH GIRLS' SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM[1]
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames[1]
Website
http://www.tolworthgirlsschool.co.uk[1]
District
Kingston upon Thames[35]
Postcode
KT6 7EY[1]
URN
137060[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1486 2024/25[36]
English as an additional language
35.4% 2024/25[36]
SEN support
5.4% 2024/25[36]
EHC plan
3% 2024/25[36]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
16.4% 2024/25[36]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
55.5%[37]
Mixed
9.1%[37]
Asian
25.9%[37]
Black
2.8%[37]
Any other ethnic group
5.2%[37]
Unclassified
1.6%[37]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
The school has high ambitions for its pupils, and pupils aspire to meet these.[38]
Warmth
Pupils enjoy being part of this school community.[38]
Pastoral care
Pupils’ welfare and specific needs are looked after with the utmost care. with the school taking on a lead role in a cluster of schools in the support of pupils’ emotional well-being.[38]
Behaviour
Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. The atmosphere in classrooms is purposeful and calm, and pupils value the opportunity to learn.[38]
Learning support
Pupils attending the specially resourced provision for pupils with SEND (specially resourced provision) also receive this carefully crafted curriculum offer. The school goes to great efforts to ensure that pupils’ needs are identified accurately and with precision.[38]
Enrichment
The school has an exceptional personal development programme in place. A wide range of extra-curricular activities are on offer[38]
Structure
The school has established high expectations for pupils’ behaviour, which teachers uphold fairly and consistently. Leaders have established positive routines, and pupils appreciate the consistency and fairness with which teachers manage behaviour.[38]
Diversity
As a consequence, pupils are extremely respectful of those different from themselves and embrace the diversity of the school population.[38]
Performing arts
rich offer of extra-curricular activities, including a choir, sustainability crafts, theatre productions and training as ball girls[38]

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quote
    Submitting your application Ensure all information is accurate and submitted by the deadline of 31 October 2026. (p. 3)
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    Quote
    The published admission number for Tolworth Girls' School (TGS) is 240 for th e year commencing September 202 5. (p. 1)
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    Quote
    Apply online from 1 September 2024 and by the closing date of 31 October2024 (p. 14)
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    Quotes (12)
    Pupils enjoy being part of this school community (p. 1)
    The school has high ambitions for its pupils, and pupils aspire to meet these (p. 1)
    Pupils' welfare and specific needs are looked after with the utmost care (p. 1)
    with the school taking on a lead role in a cluster of schools in the support of pupils' emotional well-being (p. 1)
    Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. The atmosphere in classrooms is purposeful and calm, and pupils value the opportunity to learn (p. 2)
    As a consequence, pupils are extremely respectful of those different from themselves and embrace the diversity of the school population (p. 2)
    The school has established high expectations for pupils' behaviour, which teachers uphold fairly and consistently (p. 1)
    Leaders have established positive routines, and pupils appreciate the consistency and fairness with which teachers manage behaviour (p. 2)
    The school has an exceptional personal development programme in place. A wide range of extra-curricular activities are on offer (p. 1)
    rich offer of extra-curricular activities, including a choir, sustainability crafts, theatre productions and training as ball girls (p. 3)
    Pupils attending the specially resourced provision for pupils with SEND (specially resourced provision) also receive this carefully crafted curriculum offer (p. 2)
    The school goes to great efforts to ensure that pupils' needs are identified accurately and with precision (p. 2)