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Southborough High School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hook Road, Surbiton KT6 5AS · southborough.kingston.sch.uk · 020 8391 4324
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Thames 59.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 935
- 20 over 915 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.3%
- First language not English
- 29.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kingston upon Thames Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 173 | 77 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 161 | 90 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 151 | 69 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 194 | 107 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 90 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.3, and 51.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 59.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 61.7 | −7.4 |
| Sixth form college | 13 | +8.9 |
| Further education | 16.2 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 1.3 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 students | C- (25.7) | Below average -0.23 | |
| 75 students | C- (25.3) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 38 students | Merit- (20.8) | Below average -0.28 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 61 | C (28.6) | -0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | C (29.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 44 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 60 | C- (27.7) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 84 | C- (27.6) | -0.24 |
| 2016/17 | 87 | C (29.9) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 104 | C (29.4) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.3 | −0.5 |
| Further and other education | 6.6 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 2.6 | −8.1 |
| Other education | 3.9 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 25 | +8.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −2.8 |
Ofsted
Southborough High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 85
- 10% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (21%) with SEND