Southborough High School
Hook Road, Surbiton, KT6 5AS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Niall Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 915
- Pupils on roll
- 935
- URN
- 137917
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083914324
About this school
Southborough High School is a boys' secondary academy in Surbiton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 935 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southborough High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 142 | 154 | 129 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | 49.2 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.19 to +0.31 | +0.29 +0.05 to +0.53 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 48.1% | 51.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 70.8% | 70.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 18.2% | 20.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Southborough High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kingston upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 | 51.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 50 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 50.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 864 |
| 2023/24 | 941 |
| 2024/25 | 928 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southborough High School compares
Southborough High School ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.3 | 6.3% | 22% | 935 | — |
| Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | 57.5 | 7.7% | 16.4% | 1,529 | 0.3 miles |
| Hinchley Wood School | 64.5 | 6.2% | 6.8% | 1,422 | 1.3 miles |
| Chessington School | 43.4 | 10.1% | 31.1% | 653 | 1.4 miles |
| The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre | 53.8 | 6.6% | 24.6% | 1,212 | 1.5 miles |
| Epsom and Ewell High School | 44.1 | 10% | 22.1% | 1,113 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.95%
- English as an additional language
- 32.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 15.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form0.3 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Hinchley Wood School1.3 miles
Secondary · Esher
-
Chessington School1.4 miles
Secondary · Chessington
-
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre1.5 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Epsom and Ewell High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Epsom
Other schools in Surbiton
- The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Surbiton Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Knollmead Primary School Primary
- Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Maple Infants' School Primary
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School Primary
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Southborough High School teach?
- Southborough High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Surbiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Southborough High School?
- The headteacher of Southborough High School is Mr Niall Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southborough High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southborough High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Southborough High School?
- Southborough High School has 935 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Southborough High School full?
- Southborough High School has capacity for 915 pupils and 935 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Southborough High School a faith school?
- No. Southborough High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Southborough High School a selective school?
- No. Southborough High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Southborough High School part of an academy trust?
- Southborough High School is part of LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southborough High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southborough High School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Thames?
- Southborough High School ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southborough High School's absence rate?
- Southborough High School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southborough High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southborough High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.