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Tolworth Girls' School

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Tolworth Girls' School is a secondary school and sixth form for girls aged 11–18 in Surbiton, London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames.

MottoSic Luceat Lux
(Let your light so shine)
Established1932
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Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form
The school in June 2021
Location
Tala Close

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Greater London (former Surrey)
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KT6 7EY

England

51°22′32″N 0°17′47″W
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TypeAcademy
MottoSic Luceat Lux
(Let your light so shine)
Established1932
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Head teacher
Jolande Botha-Smith
GenderGirls
Age11 to 20
Enrolment1,529
HousesAmethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Opal, Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz
ColoursNavy Blue and Yellow
Websitetolworthgirlsschool.co.uk
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In 2023 the school had 1,120 girls on roll plus 310 students in the mixed sixth form.[1] 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 attained places on the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme every year from 2008 to 2010.[citation needed] The programme, which closed in 2011,[2] aimed to offer 18- and 19-year-old students from England experience in one of three major emerging economies.[3]

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