Southborough High SchoolChessington School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Southborough High School and Chessington School are secondary schools.
Southborough High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chessington School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Southborough High School is ahead on our composite score.
Southborough High School was judged Good and Chessington School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.2 for Southborough High School and 42.3 for Chessington School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Southborough High School (47.1 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Chessington School (43.4 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SurbitonSouthborough High School | ChessingtonChessington School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames Stronger figure | 11th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 935 | 653 | |
| Capacity | 915 | 750 | |
| Location | Surbiton, KT6 5AS | Chessington, KT9 2JS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.2 Stronger figure | 42.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.3% Stronger figure | 36.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.2% | 66.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 148 | 120 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 67 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 25.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.5% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 928 | 676 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.9% | 31.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 32.3% | 17.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.4% | 14.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.3% Stronger figure | 10.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.0% Stronger figure | 27.6% | 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
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.
Southborough High School
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