The Tiffin Girls' School
Academy converter secondary school in Kingston upon Thames (Kingston upon Thames).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Tiffin Girls' is a nurturing and caring school that prides itself on encouraging students to be curious in all their pursuits, whether that be academically, through the creative and performing arts, in sport or as student leaders.
By pushing themselves out of their comfort zone the students can develop new passions, learn new skills, forge new friendships, experience and learn from failure, and contribute to society.
A stimulating and rewarding range of extra curricular activities, many of which are student-led, sits alongside a broad and challenging curriculum, combining to develop inquisitive, confident, dynamic and successful young people ready for their future lives as global citizens.
Our caring and strong pastoral system, complemented by the development of strong friendship groups, makes them feel happy and safe, allowing them to flourish in their time here. We hope this website will provide you with a snapshot of what life is like at Tiffin Girls'. I will, however, leave the last comment to one of our students.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music
- Drama
- Clubs and Societies
- Trips
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Young Enterprise
- Student Leadership
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136615
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (21 current, 8 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sobia Shamim Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Emma Kilburn Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Emma Kilburn Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Shelley Frost Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Claire Haynes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Alison Shakespeare Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Kavitha Chandrasekaran Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Catharine Mackey Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Misha Patel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sthen Wiseman | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Catriona Molden Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sarah Beeching Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Matt Toolan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Matt Toolan Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| Ms Kate Bevan | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Simon Barker | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mrs Sarah Beeching Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 |
| Carol Perry Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Miss Hilda Clarke | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2015 |
| Mr Adrian Howe Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2011 |
| Shelley Frost Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Zak Farooqi Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Sobia Shamim Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Claire Haynes Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Alison Shakespeare Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Ian Keary Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ian Keary Confirmed same person Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mr Brian Austen Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2011 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jennifer Barker | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record