Tiffin School
Template:Infobox UK schools Tiffin Boys' School is a selective Grammar School in Kingston-Upon-Thames, southwest London, England. It also has a specialist performing arts college.
Present day
There are between 140 and 150 boys in each year and about 360 in the Sixth Form. The present headmaster is Sean Heslop, who was appointed after the previous head, Dr Tony Dempsey, retired in 2004. The post of deputy headmaster is occupied by Gary James. The posts of assistant heads are:
- Mrs. E Barrett (Years 7-9, KS3)
- Mr. I Cooksey (School Improvement)
- Mr. M Gascoigne (Sixth Form)
- Mr. J King (School Organisation)
- Mrs. W Smith (Sporting Event Organisation)
- Mr. R Sanderson (Years 10 and 11, KS4)
- Mr. S Toyne (Arts College)
A Learning Resources Centre, named The Dempsey Centre after the previous headmaster, was opened in September 2004 for ICT, a lecture theatre, a library, and a new careers office. The Dempsey Centre manager is Mrs. L. Foden, assisted by Mrs. A Fursman, Mrs. H Madigan and Miss P Snelly.
The school is esteemed for its internationally reputed choir and swing band, the former performing at the Royal Opera House, the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican and at many other places, with top conductors and London Orchestras. They regularly go on tours to other countries, most recently Poland, China, South Korea, Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia and the U.S.A. The newly revitalised Swing Band also joined them on their last tour to Poland in Summer 2005.
There are many sporting excellences within the school, in particular the rowing, rugby, cricket and cross country teams.
Extract from the Inspectors' Report
The Inspectors' Report in 2002 stated that "The school is very popular; annually, it receives around 1200 applications for the 140 available places. Very nearly all 16-year-olds continue into the Sixth Form and around 40 more join the Sixth Form each year from other schools. On entry, the pupils’ and Sixth Form students’ attainment is very high compared with the national average.
Notable alumni
Joe Phelan
Richard Hunt
Hamish Coursework