Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form

Overview: Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form continues to be an outstanding school, with pupils enjoying being part of the school community and leaders committed to being mindful of pupils' mental health.

Strengths:

• Pupils enjoy being part of this school community and their welfare and specific needs are looked after with the utmost care.
• The school has high ambitions for its pupils, and pupils aspire to meet these, with pupils expressing complex ideas through well-written extended pieces of work.
• The school has an exceptional personal development programme in place, with a wide range of extra-curricular activities and a programme that presents key issues to pupils as they are growing up, known as the 'Tolworth Way'.
• Teachers are highly effective in making sure that pupils can access learning, adapting their teaching to ensure that pupils with SEND make strong progress.
• The school has developed a clear culture of reading for pleasure, with teachers swiftly identifying pupils needing support with their reading and setting out precisely what these pupils require.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.