Tiffin School
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| Motto |
Faire sans dire (To do without saying) |
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| Established | 1880 |
| Type | Grammar Academy |
| Headteacher | Mike Gascoigne |
| Chair | Phil Phillips |
| Founders | John and Thomas Tiffin |
| Location |
Queen Elizabeth Road Kingston upon Thames Greater London KT2 6RL England Coordinates: 51°24′41″N 0°17′46″W / 51.4115°N 0.296°W |
| DfE number | 314/5400 |
| DfE URN | 136910 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 95 |
| Students | 1,058 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Red, blue |
| Publication | TiffNewsTiffinomics |
| Former pupils | Old Tiffinians |
| Website | Tiffin School |
Tiffin School is a selective boys' grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. It has specialist status in both the performing arts and languages. The school moved from voluntary aided status to become an Academy School on 1 July 2011. In order to maintain existing facilities, the school raises additional income through special events. Founded in 1880, Tiffin School now educates more than 1,000 pupils.
Entry into the school is by academic selection, using both an English and a Mathematics test. 1,644 candidates applied for 11+ entry in 2015 for 180 places.
The school colours - red and blue - date from the time of its original foundation in the 17th century. The school's crest with three salmon is based on that of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The school motto is Faire Sans Dire which, literally translated from French, means "to do without saying".
For Years 7-10, students wear a white shirt, a dark blue blazer with maroon stripes, a similarly coloured tie, and black trousers. Due to the colour of their blazers, students in this cohort are colloquially referred to as "stripeys". In Year 11, pupils switch to a dark blue blazer with a three-fishes crest on the left hand breast pocket. Sixth formers are required to wear a plain business suit of their colour choice, black, blue or grey, with a blue or white shirt. The school tie is blue with red stripes, with eight (originally six) additional house ties and various ties for membership of teams or achievements, and a separate tie for sixth formers.
There were originally six houses, named after famous British explorers. Churchill and Montgomery's names were added after the Second World War to two houses. In 2016 the school added two new houses in the form of Darwin Wilberforce and Turing Nightingale. Every pupil is a member of a house throughout his time at the school.
Each house has a house master, with house captains selected from the Upper VI each September who are responsible for overall control and organization of house activities throughout the year. Houses also have various officers and other captains for extra curricular subjects. ie. Sports, Senior Lit Quiz etc. Houses compete annually for the House Trophy which is awarded to the winning house at the end of the competition, which consists of academic and sporting events. The house with the highest points score is presented the trophy on Sports Day, usually the Wednesday of the last week of the Summer Term. The name of the winning House and year is recorded on the gallery in the school hall.
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