Southborough High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Surbiton, KT6 5AS
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Chessington School
Garrison Lane, Chessington, KT9 2JS
Local ranking11th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 28 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 120
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 676
- Boys
- 354 (54%)
- Girls
- 299 (46%)
- Capacity
- 750 (87% full)
- SEND
- 18.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.1%
- EAL
- 17.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 14.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,103/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 68.0%
- White Other: 11.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.6%
- Black African: 3.3%
- Other: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.4%
- Asian Other: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
68.0%
White British
11.9%
White Other
3.6%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Garrison Lane
Chessington, London
Administrative
- URN
- 148407
- UKPRN
- 10087511
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST
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