Head’s Newsletter – Friday 5th June 2026
05.06.2026
Year 7 Admissions
Choosing the right school for your child is a significant decision. We want you to feel comfortable and confident about your choice of school and to support you throughout the admissions process. Please look through our website to find out more about our school and what it offers.
September 2027 Year 7 Entry
Registration for Tiffin School for September 2027 entry to Year 7 is now OPEN please use this link to register.
Registration will close at 12 noon on Tuesday 1st September 2026. No late applications will be accepted. Please see the key dates for September 2027 entry below.
SEN, Disabilities Access Arrangements
If your child has special educational needs or a disability that may require additional access arrangements for the 11+ tests, we strongly recommend you register as soon as possible so you and your son’s primary school can provide the evidence of his needs as soon as possible.
We also strongly recommend that you provide all information from your child’s primary school no later than Friday, 17th July 2026. After this date, schools will be closed for the summer, so it may be very difficult for you to get all the information needed by the final deadline of 1st September.
We cannot guarantee access arrangements can be put in place unless we have all the documentation we need. Please find further information here.
From September 2025 entry onwards, Tiffin School introduced a new Sporting Aptitude Assessment and a new Music Aptitude Assessment. Up to 10% of places are awarded to boys who demonstrate an aptitude in Sport (5%) or Music (5%). Earlier deadlines apply if you would like to register your son for these assessments.
The full Admission Policy, Admission FAQs and Illustrative Questions for the English and Maths Tests can be found under ‘Important Documents’ at the bottom of this page.
Please email Year7admissions@tiffin.kingston.sch.uk if you have any queries.
Key Dates for Entry in September 2026
2nd March 2026
National Offer Day. All on-time applicants will be sent an email by their LA during the evening (after 1700) informing them of the result of their application.
Early March 2026
Test outcomes released and emailed to parents who have not been offered a place at Tiffin School.
16th March 2026
Parents must accept or decline their offer by this date.
30th March 2026
Further offers will be made from the waiting list directly by your LA from this date onwards, subject to places becoming available.
1st July 2026
Year 6 Induction Day for new pupils.
Key Dates for Entry in September 2027
5th June 2026
Online registration opens for Stage One Tests and Sports and Music Aptitude Assessments.
30th June 2026
Open Evening for Year 7 entry. (No booking required)
6th July 2026
09:00 Early application deadline for Sports and Music Aptitude Assessments.
8th July 2026
Music Aptitude Assessment – Part One (where applicable)
10th July 2026
Music Aptitude Assessment – Part Two (where applicable)
13th & 14th July 2026
Sports Aptitude Assessments (where applicable).
1st September 2026
12:00 Deadline for Stage One test registration.
18th September 2026
All applicants should receive Stage One test day arrangements email.
Sporting and Music Aptitude applicants receive their results by email.
2nd October 2026
Stage One tests held at Tiffin School across morning and afternoon slots.
16th October 2026
Parents notified if their son is invited to Stage Two tests.
31st October 2026
Deadline to complete Local Authority (LA) application form.
Mid November 2026
Stage Two tests for those invited.
Early March 2027
National Offer Day. Offers sent home by your LA.
Early March 2027
Test outcomes released and emailed to parents who have not been offered a place at Tiffin School.
Mid March 2027
Date by which parents must accept or decline their offer.
Early April 2027
Further offers will be made from the waiting list directly by your LA from this date onwards, subject to places becoming available.
Early July 2027
Year 6 Induction Day for new pupils.
Important Documents
About our Partners
We work in partnership with a number of suppliers to support the school, parents and potential pupils on the 11+ admissions process.
Tiffin Entrance Tests
We work in partnership with Quest to set our Year 7 Entrance Tests. This collaboration ensures we have access to leading edge test design and the best emerging practice in the field. Each year we work with Quest to create a bespoke test specifically for Tiffin, which also changes annually.
More information can be found here.
Through our partnership with Quest we are also able to offer free familiarisation materials and guidance through Atom Learning for all Pupil Premium pupils to support their preparation for the Tiffin School Year 7 Entrance Tests.
To access this support, if your child has been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, please fill in this form here. They will be given free access to Atom Home when their Pupil Premium status has been verified by their primary school.
11+ Familiarisation Tests
11 Plus Test Kingston hold familiarisation tests at the Tiffin School premises in Kingston in April and August.
For more information, please visit www.11plustestkingston.co.uk. Please ensure you have read their FAQs before booking.
Please note, these tests are NOT run by Tiffin School and are independent of Tiffin School’s own admissions programme. They may be of interest to students of either gender who may be considering applying for entry at 11 years of age to any state funded grammar school or independent school and wish to familiarise with the experience of taking exams in a real school setting. Please do NOT contact Tiffin School with any queries about these tests. All queries should be directed by email to info@11plustestkingston.co.uk.