Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 137060
- Address
- Tala Close, Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form, KT6 7EY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1431 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 1.5%
- Girls
- 98.5%
- First language not English
- 32.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.2%
White British 42.9%
Other White 11.5%
Other Asian 11.5%
Mixed 8.5%
Pakistani 7.3%
Indian 4.1%
Other 3.4%
Chinese 3.2%
Unclassified 2.4%
African 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.94
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.58
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 67%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 67%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.5
Local authority average 58.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.17
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
Biology | GCSE | 54 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
Dance | GCSE | 33 |
English Language | GCSE | 189 |
Admissions
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 252
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 187
- 3rd preference
- 128
- From another Local Authority
- 189
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 241 1 240 |
Year 8 | 237 0 237 |
Year 9 | 232 0 232 |
Year 10 | 236 0 236 |
Year 11 | 192 0 192 |
Year 12 | 136 13 123 |
Year 13 | 157 7 150 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 92.0% 94.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 13.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 69.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 9.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.7% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.3% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 82.0% 65.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 24.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% 22.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 2.4% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 1.7% |
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