Tolworth Girls' School and Centre for Continuing Education
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Tolworth Girls' School and Centre for Continuing Education is a high performing, comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...

 for girls aged 11-18 in Surbiton
Surbiton
Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is situated next to the River Thames, with a mixture of Art-Deco courts, more recent residential blocks and grand, spacious 19th century townhouses blending into a sea of semi-detached 20th century housing estates...

, England, in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London, England. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Surbiton, Chessington, New Malden and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the three Royal Boroughs in England, the others are Kensington and Chelsea, also in London,...

.Tolworth Girls School is a high attaining school, that consistently achieves high results above the Country and Borough's national average.

The school has a specialism in Technology-Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...

. The school currently has 1035 girls on roll and just under 290 students in the mixed sixth form. The school has obtained many acclaimed awards, such as a Specialist Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...

, Leading Edge School, Training School
Training school
For a juvenile correctional facility, see youth detention center-----A training school is an official designation, awarded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, to schools in England that provide exceptional facilities for in-service and work experience training of teachers...

 and the Artsmark Gold award.

In 2007 it was rated 1-outstanding,by Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....

. Its link school is Southborough High School
Southborough High School
Southborough High School is an all-boys' secondary school located in Surbiton, Greater London founded in the late 1960s. Its link school is Tolworth Girls' School and Centre for Continuing Education a local and successful all-girls school...

, another local school.In 2011 the School decided to convert to Academy Status,like many of the other leading schools in the borough,after fitting the new,successful(leading and good/outstanding schools) Academy criteria which is a complete comparison from the old Academies.

It is situated directly next to the north side of the A3
A3 road
The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road for much of its length, is a dual carriageway, or expressway, which follows the historic route between London and Portsmouth passing close to Kingston upon Thames, Guildford, Haslemere and Petersfield. For much of its length, it is classified as a trunk road...

 Kingston Bypass, near the Red Lion Business Park, not far from the A243 junction (Hook underpass), between Tolworth
Tolworth
Tolworth is a mostly residential area of outer South London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, located south west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include: New Malden, Kingston, Surbiton, Berrylands, Chessington, Ewell and Worcester Park....

 and Hook
Hook, London
Hook is a place in south west London, England. It forms part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and is located 13.5 miles south west of Charing Cross....

.

Facilities

Tolworth Girls' School's excellent facilities include;
  • Music facility with recording equipment
  • Gymnasium
  • Media department
  • Languages department
  • Eight science labs
  • Sixth form block
  • Library
  • Cafeteria with TV and music
  • Hair and beauty department

Uniform

Tolworth Girls' School's school uniform policy is strict. The only jewellery allowed is plain gold ear-studs and a simple wristwatch. The uniform consists of a blazer in dark,navy blue and yellow,a white school blouse, and a knee-length tartan skirt in the same colours, with long socks and flat soled shoes. Girls are also required to have:
  • Aprons (Ecru & Navy),
  • Football Socks,
  • Jazz Pants,
  • PE Blouse with school emblem,
  • PE Shorts,
  • Tracksuit top with school emblem
  • Tracksuit bottoms
  • White trainers

House Teams

Girls wear a badge in their house colour. The house teams are named;
  • Ametythst
  • Emerald
  • Garnet
  • Jade
  • Opal
  • Pearl
  • Sapphire :D
  • Topaz

Each form has a form tutor. This tutor will stay with their class, unless they leave the school, for the whole five years in which the girls are pupils of the school.

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.

Academic performance

It gets GCSEs well above the England average, the 3rd best for non-grammar schools in Kingston-upon-Thames LEA,after the 2 local Catholic schools(Holy Cross School (New Malden)
Holy Cross School (New Malden)
The Holy Cross Convent Girls' School, also known as The Holy Cross School, is a voluntary aided, comprehensive Roman Catholic high school for girls located in New Malden, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England. 143 girls are admitted into Year 7 each year. The school has just under...

 and Richard Challoner School
Richard Challoner School
Richard Challoner School is an all boys secondary school and sixth form located in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, England. A Roman Catholic school, it was named after Bishop Richard Challoner, who is interred in Westminster Cathedral...

). At A-level it is above the England average, the fifth best in the LEA

Alumni

  • Christine Blower
    Christine Blower
    Christine Blower is the eleventh General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, a trade union representing qualified teachers across England and Wales.-Early life:...

    , General Secretary since 2009 of the National Union of Teachers
    National Union of Teachers
    The National Union of Teachers is a trade union for school teachers in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It is a member of the Trades Union Congress...

  • Kelly Reilly, actress

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