Best secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames
11 of 14 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Kingston upon Thames schools · primary schools
Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 1 of them.
- 11 of 14 rated Good or Outstanding
- 4 oversubscribed on first preference
- 5 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Progress 8: 0.84 (best 1.16)
| # | School | Progress 8 | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kingston Academy Kingston upon Thames | 1.16 | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.46 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | The Tiffin Girls' School Kingston upon Thames grammar | 1.06 | Outstanding | oversubscribed 2.35 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | The Holy Cross School New Malden | 0.95 | Good | about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form Surbiton hidden gem | 0.87 | Outstanding improving | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Tiffin School Kingston upon Thames grammar | 0.86 | Good | oversubscribed 2.46 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 6 | Richard Challoner School New Malden | 0.84 | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.56 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | Coombe Girls' School New Malden hidden gem | 0.7 | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | Coombe Boys' School New Malden hidden gem | 0.36 | Good | undersubscribed 0.61 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Southborough High School Surbiton hidden gem | 0.29 | Good | undersubscribed 0.45 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Surbiton | 0.28 | Good improving | about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Chessington School Chessington hidden gem | 0.15 | Good | undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Kingston upon Thames
3 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Kingston upon Thames, not a fairer one.
Applying in Kingston upon Thames
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Test date girls stage1 2026-10-01 · 2027 entry Tiffin Girls Stage 1 test
- Test date boys stage1 2026-10-02 · 2027 entry Tiffin Boys Stage 1 test
- Stage2 invitation 2026-10-16 · 2027 entry Stage 2 invitations: Tiffin Boys ~16 Oct; Tiffin Girls ~14 Oct
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Common Application Form deadline (must submit before Stage 2 date)
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry National Offer Day
Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the Kingston upon Thames admission criteria.
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