Southborough High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Southborough High School is a secondary school in Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 February 2023. Kingston upon Thames and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Southborough High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 8.80 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | 5.28 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 5.53 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 6.34 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 4 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 77 first-choice applications for 173 offers, 0.4 per offer and the lowest of 11 Kingston upon Thames secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 51% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kingston upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hook Road, Surbiton, KT6 5AS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 935 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 February 2023
Strengths
- “This school provides a caring and compassionate environment.”
- “Staff know individual pupils well and want the very best for them.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and treat each other with respect.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the curriculum is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “As a result, some pupils have not secured the important knowledge that they need to tackle more complex concepts.”
- “This work is not fully embedded and, as a result, these pupils are not consistently receiving well-targeted support.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 77 first-preference applications, 173 offers in total, 77 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kingston upon Thames.
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Chessington School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre 1.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Richard Challoner School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Holy Cross School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Tiffin School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Coombe Boys' School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Coombe Girls' School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published