Tiffin School 11+ admissions: September 2027 and 2028 entry
Tiffin School in Kingston upon Thames is a selective boys' grammar school and its own admissions authority. It admits 180 boys a year into Year 7 using its own two-stage test, sat in the autumn of Year 6; registration happens in the summer of Year 5.
An independent guide by EagleTeach, based on the school's published admissions pages. We are not affiliated with Tiffin School; always confirm details with the school.
Entry points and deadlines
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 in September 2027 is 180.
Boys born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 apply for September 2027; a boy can sit the test procedure only once.
Registration is the online Supplementary Information Form (SIF), which is not an application for a place. Families must also name Tiffin School on their home council's secondary application by 31 October.
The Priority Area is every home less than 10 km from the school in a straight line.
Up to 10% of places (up to 18: 9 for sport and 9 for music) can go to boys in the Priority Area who pass the aptitude assessment benchmark and score at or above the 450th-ranked combined score.
Testing
Stage One: a computer-marked test in English and maths. Scores are standardised, age-weighted and averaged to decide who is invited to Stage Two.
Stage Two: written tests in English and maths on one day in mid-November.
The Combined Score is 50% English (the Stage Two English score) and 50% maths, where the maths part combines Stage One and Stage Two in the ratio 2:3.
Looked-after and previously looked-after boys, boys eligible for pupil premium, and boys above the sport or music benchmark who live in the Priority Area get a 10% leeway on the Stage One cut-off for a Stage Two invitation.
After any EHCP place, priority goes to looked-after children and then pupil premium boys in the Priority Area whose score is at or above the 450th-ranked combined score; remaining places go by combined score to Priority Area boys, then others. Ties are broken by distance.
Key dates for September 2027 entry (the 2028 cycle follows the same pattern a year later)
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 6 July 2026, 9am | Early SIF deadline for sport and music aptitude assessments |
| 8-14 July 2026 | Music (8 and 10 July) and sport (13 and 14 July) aptitude assessments |
| 2 September 2026, 12 noon | SIF deadline: registration for the Stage One test |
| 2 October 2026 | Stage One test |
| 16 October 2026 | Stage Two invitations sent |
| 31 October 2026 | Council secondary application deadline |
| 12 November 2026 | Stage Two test |
| 1 March 2027 | National Offer Day |
How to prepare
- ✓ Register in the summer of Year 5: no SIF, no test, and late SIFs are only accepted in exceptional circumstances.
- ✓ Maths counts twice: Stage One and Stage Two maths both feed the Combined Score, so fluent arithmetic and problem solving pay off.
- ✓ Prepare for written answers at Stage Two, not only multiple choice: English is decided entirely by the Stage Two paper.
- ✓ Check the distance: outside the 10 km Priority Area, a place depends on high-scoring boys inside it declining offers.
- ✓ Use the Stage Two invitation date (mid-October) to finalise the council application before 31 October.
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Common questions
How many places does Tiffin School have?＋
180 in Year 7 for September 2027.
What is Tiffin School's catchment?＋
The Priority Area: homes less than 10 km from the school in a straight line. Boys outside it are considered only after Priority Area boys.
What is in the Tiffin School test?＋
Stage One is a computer-marked English and maths test; Stage Two is written English and maths, in mid-November.
How is the Combined Score worked out?＋
50% English (Stage Two) and 50% maths, with the maths combining Stage One and Stage Two in the ratio 2:3. Scores are standardised and age-weighted.
Are there sport and music places?＋
Up to 18: 9 for sport and 9 for music, for Priority Area boys who pass the aptitude benchmark and score at or above the 450th-ranked combined score.
Can my son resit the test?＋
No. A boy can sit Tiffin School's test procedure only once.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on 2026-10-13.