Tolworth Girls' School is a

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and

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for girls aged 11–18 in

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, England, in the

Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Surbiton, Chessington, Malden Rushett, New Malden and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the four royal boroughs in Eng ...

. 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

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, Leading Edge School, Training School and the Artsmark Gold award. In 2007 and in 2017, it was rated 1-outstanding, by

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. Its link school is

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, 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 Tolworth is a suburban area in the Surbiton district, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. It is southwest of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Long Ditton, New Malden, Kingston, Surbiton, Berrylands, Hinchley Wood, ...

and

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The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship

Students have attained places on the

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Notable former pupils

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