Tolworth Girls' School Explained

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form
Coordinates:51.3755°N -0.2963°W
Motto:Sic Luceat Lux
(Let your light so shine)
Established:1932
Head:Jolande Botha-Smith
Address:Tala Close
City:Surbiton
County:Greater London (former Surrey)
Country:England
Postcode:KT6 7EY
Ofsted:yes
Dfeno:314/4011
Urn:137060
Enrolment:1035
Gender:Girls
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:20
Houses:Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Opal, Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz
Colours:Navy Blue and Yellow
Website:http://www.tolworthgirlsschool.co.uk

Tolworth Girls' School is a secondary school and sixth form for girls aged 11–20 in Surbiton, London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames.

The school currently has 1035 girls on roll and just under 290 students in the mixed sixth form. The school has received awards including a specialism in Technology, Leading Edge School, Training School and the Artsmark Gold award.

In 2007, 2017 and 2023, it was rated 1-outstanding, by Ofsted. Its link school is Southborough High School, another local school. In August 2011 the school converted to academy status.

It is directly next to the north side of the A3 Kingston Bypass, near the Red Lion Business Park, not far from the A243 junction (Hook underpass), between Tolworth and Hook.

The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship

Students have attained places on the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme every year for the last three years. The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme aims to offer 18- and 19-year-old students from England experience in one of three major emerging economies.[1]

Notable former pupils

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Notes and References

  1. British Council website "Fellows" accessed 10 November 2009.
  2. http://teachersupport.info/news/blog/Christine-Blower-tribute.php Christine Blower