The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form CentreSouthborough High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Surbiton.

Summary of the comparison

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre and Southborough High School are secondary schools in Surbiton.

  • The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Southborough High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre was judged Good and Southborough High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.8 for The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre and 48.3 for Southborough High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (55.0 in 2021-22, 53.8 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

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre versus Southborough High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SurbitonThe Hollyfield School and Sixth Form CentreSurbitonSouthborough High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking8th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames Stronger figure10th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,205 928
Capacity1,160 915
LocationSurbiton, KT6 4TU Surbiton, KT6 5AS
GCSE results
Attainment 853.8 Stronger figure48.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths60.9% Stronger figure51.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths76.6% Stronger figure70.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc50.8% Stronger figure20.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.91 Stronger figure4.15 4.09
Cohort197 129
A-level results
A-level entries96 67
A-level average points34.3 Stronger figure25.7 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C-
Best 3 A-levels points35.4 Stronger figure28.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.6% Stronger figure12.5% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,205 928
Free school meals (ever 6)24.6% 21.9%
English as an additional language21.8% 32.3%
SEN support14.9% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% 6.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.7% 16.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

Southborough High School

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