Schools in Kingston upon Thames

Primary schools: Published criteria order (LAC, sibling, exceptional need, then proximity) has no catchment-area step. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Each Tiffin school sets its own TWO-STAGE test (separate registrations and dates): Stage 1 — English and maths, partly multiple-choice, with elements similar to GL and CEM styles plus school-specific question types. Used as a screen: only high scorers are invited to Stage 2. Stage 2 — English and maths papers set by the school itself: comprehension, a writing task, and standard-format maths questions (written answers, not multiple-choice). Scoring (Tiffin Girls' published model): a Combined Mark weighted 60% English / 40% maths — the English mark comes solely from Stage 2, while the maths mark combines Stage 2 and Stage 1 results 3:1. Tiffin School (boys) uses a similar two-stage structure — check each school's current admissions page for exact weightings and dates.

Kingston's two grammar schools — Tiffin School (boys) and The Tiffin Girls' School — each run their OWN two-stage entrance test with separate registration (an online Supplementary Information Form on each school's website, historically open June to 1 September of the year before entry). Both schools accept out-of-borough applicants, but BOTH operate a designated/priority admission area — most places go to children living inside it, so check the school's current admission-area map before relying on an out-of-area application. Stage 1 tests are sat in early October of Year 6 (later than most areas); qualifiers sit Stage 2 in November — note this means offers are decided AFTER the 31 October application deadline, so you list the school on your home LA's Common Application Form before knowing the result.