Tiffin Girls' School
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| Motto |
Latin: ("Dare to be Wise") |
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| Established | 1880 |
| Type | Grammar Academy |
| Headteacher | Ian Keary |
| Chair of Governors | Fazl-E Hasnain |
| Founders | Thomas and John Tiffin |
| Location |
Richmond Road Kingston upon Thames London KT2 5PL England Coordinates: 51°25′30″N 0°18′11″W / 51.425°N 0.303°W |
| DfE number | 314/4010 |
| DfE URN | 136615 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 72 |
| Students | approx. 1000 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Bebbington, Flavell, Nicolle, Orford, Schofield, Watson, |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| Former pupils | Tiffin Old Girls' / Tiffin Girls' alumnae |
| Website | Official site |
The Tiffin Girls' School is an all-girls grammar school located in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, England. The school moved from voluntary aided status to become an academy school on 1 April 2011. The school lies in over nine acres on the east side of Richmond Road.
The Tiffin name is borrowed from Thomas and John Tiffin, prosperous brewers in the early seventeenth century, who left money in their wills for the education of the poor. The money was first used for scholarships for one or two boys to attend an existing private school but, thanks to wise investment and donations from other local benefactors, nearly 100 children were benefiting from the charitable fund by the 1820s.
By 1869, when the charity schools had closed and the money was no longer needed by the Public Elementary School, the Trustees proposed to dedicate the Tiffin money exclusively to Kingston Grammar School. The row that ensued went on until 1872 when it was ruled that the Grammar School should not receive more than a quarter of the income from charities. In 1874, plans were drawn up for two new schools, a Tiffins' School for boys and one for girls, each to take 150 pupils. The Tiffin Girls' School was originally called The Tiffin's Girls' School but was changed as it caused some problems.
The single building by "The Fairfield" (now recreational cricket ovals), which housed both schools, was completed in 1879 but opened in 1880. Miss Rhoda Ward Fysh was appointed as the girls' school's first headmistress. After fifty years in a previous building in Richmond Road, the school moved to its present site, also in Richmond Road, in 1987.
In 1999 the school benefited from a £500,000 Sport England Lottery Fund Grant. This, combined with fundraising from the school, greatly enhanced the sports facilities for both school and community use. Improvements included a floodlit all-weather astro turf for hockey, floodlit netball/tennis courts and refurbished changing facilities as well as a community sports development programme for after school, weekends and holidays.
On 15 December 2003, a fire caused by a short circuit due to a leak in the roof burned down a large portion of the main building's wing causing much chaos to the school. Thanks to the Tiffin Fire Appeal, there had been a significant amount of money raised to rebuild it.
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