Southborough High School
About the school
Southborough High School is an open secondary school in Kingston upon Thames.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 2 February 2023
- Published
- 19 March 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 48.3
- Kingston upon Thames
- 59.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kingston upon Thames
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 51.20%
- Kingston upon Thames
- 69.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 70.50%
- Kingston upon Thames
- 82.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 20.20%
- Kingston upon Thames
- 65.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.15
- Kingston upon Thames
- 5.52
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 25.69
AAB or better
- School
- 12.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
928
Girls
1.83%
Boys
98.17%
SEN support
14.44%
Education, health and care plan
4.20%
English as an additional language
32.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.95%
Overall absence
6.33
Persistent absence
15.99
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
142
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
65
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
38%
Further education
8%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
28%