Hinchley Wood SchoolSouthborough High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Hinchley Wood School and Southborough High School are secondary schools.

  • Hinchley Wood School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Southborough High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hinchley Wood School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hinchley Wood School was judged Outstanding and Southborough High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 64.5 for Hinchley Wood School and 48.3 for Southborough High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Hinchley Wood School (62.4 in 2021-22, 64.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Southborough High School (47.1 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hinchley Wood School versus Southborough High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EsherHinchley Wood SchoolSurbitonSouthborough High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB80/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking7th of 55 in Surrey 10th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,381 928
Capacity1,113 915
LocationEsher, KT10 0AQ Surbiton, KT6 5AS
GCSE results
Attainment 864.5 Stronger figure48.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths81.2% Stronger figure51.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths89.0% Stronger figure70.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc32.6% Stronger figure20.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.75 Stronger figure4.15 4.09
Cohort218 129
A-level results
A-level entries136 67
A-level average points38.5 Stronger figure25.7 35.0
A-level average gradeB C-
Best 3 A-levels points38.4 Stronger figure28.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects26.5% Stronger figure12.5% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,381 928
Free school meals (ever 6)6.8% 21.9%
English as an additional language6.4% 32.3%
SEN support9.6% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.9% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.1% Stronger figure16.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hinchley Wood School

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