Academy converter · Kingston upon Thames

Southborough High School

11–18Ages
935Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137917URN

Hook Road, Surbiton, KT6 5AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

1.2 below Kingston upon Thames median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Kingston upon ThamesSelective

389 applications for 173 places · 11th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.2of 90

Kingston upon Thames 57.2 England 46.0

10th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Kingston upon Thames median (3.4) close to England median (2.2)

389 applications · 173 places offered · 77 named it first

2026 2.3; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2025 2.2; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2024 2.5; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6
2023 2.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
2022 2.2; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.7
2021 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 4.1
2020 3.2; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2019 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6
2018 2.9; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
2017 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2016 2.4; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.2
2015 2.8; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
2014 2.6; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Kingston upon Thames median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Kingston upon Thames median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	173	389	2.3	77	0.45
Sep 2025	161	356	2.2	90	0.56
Sep 2024	151	373	2.5	69	0.46
Sep 2023	194	403	2.1	107	0.55
Sep 2022	178	392	2.2	90	0.51
Sep 2021	133	403	3.0	97	0.73
Sep 2020	133	427	3.2	74	0.56
Sep 2019	146	432	3.0	109	0.75
Sep 2018	131	380	2.9	97	0.74
Sep 2017	132	396	3.0	98	0.74
Sep 2016	145	352	2.4	106	0.73
Sep 2015	141	398	2.8	79	0.56
Sep 2014	149	386	2.6	92	0.62

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.210th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames 57.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%10th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames 64% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Kingston upon Thames 83% England 66%

This school
Kingston upon Thames median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	47.2	47%	64%	–
2024/25	129	48.3	51%	71%	–
2023/24	154	49.2	48%	71%	+0.29
2022/23	142	48.0	46%	73%	+0.06

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Southborough High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
0.4 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
Hinchley Wood School
2.1 km · Surrey

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 63.0Attainment 8
Chessington School
2.2 km · Kingston upon Thames

Good2024

2.5applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
2.3 km · Kingston upon Thames

Improved significantly2025

4.6applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
Epsom and Ewell High School
2.4 km · Surrey

2026

3.2applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Richard Challoner School
2.7 km · Kingston upon Thames

Outstanding2022

4.3applications per place 60.5Attainment 8
The Holy Cross School
3.7 km · Kingston upon Thames

Good2022

4.3applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
Tiffin School
4.0 km · Kingston upon Thames

Good2022

4.0applications per place 83.1Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137917 · 314/4009
Trust: Learning Partners Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 915 pupils · 935 on roll
Free school meals: 24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2012
Replaced: Southborough High School (URN 102601)
Address: Hook Road, Surbiton, KT6 5AS
Local authority: Kingston upon Thames

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources