Tolworth Girls' School
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Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form | |
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Address | |
Tala Close , Greater London (former Surrey) , KT6 7EY England | |
Coordinates | 51°22′32″N 0°17′47″W / 51.3755°N 0.2963°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Motto | Sic Luceat Lux (Let your light so shine) |
Established | 1932 |
Department for Education URN | 137060 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | Jolande Botha-Smith |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 11 to 20 |
Enrolment | 1035 |
Houses | Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Opal, Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz |
Colour(s) | 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.[citation needed] 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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- Christine Blower, General Secretary since 2009 of the National Union of Teachers[2]
- Rosalyn Landor, Film, television and stage actress and audio book narrator
- Debbie McGee, TV presenter, radio host, actress and TV magician Paul Daniels’s wife and assistant
- Kelly Reilly, actress
- Saskia Howard-Clarke, Big Brother 6 (UK) contestant and glamour model.
- Karina Bryant, British judoka, Olympic Medal Winner 2012
- Kim Tiddy (born 1977), actress
- India de Beaufort (born 1987), actress
References
- ^ British Council website "Fellows" Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine accessed 10 November 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Christine Blower
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