Southborough High School

Secondary · Kingston upon Thames · KT6 5AS · URN 137917

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-02-02Cohort 935Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 129

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 18 schools in Kingston upon Thames

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
48.3
Kingston upon Thames 50.83England 46.1
2.5 below the area average of 50.8
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
51.2%
Kingston upon Thames 51.2%England 45.9%
In line with the area average of 51.2
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
70.5%
Kingston upon Thames 61.5%
9 percentage points above the area average of 61.5
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
4.15
Kingston upon Thames 4.61England 4.07
0.5 below the area average of 4.6
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
13.2%
Kingston upon Thames 30.4%England 17.6%
17.2 percentage points below the area average of 30.4
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
20.2%
Kingston upon Thames 48.6%
28.4 percentage points below the area average of 48.6
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
14.7%
Kingston upon Thames 20.7%
6 percentage points below the area average of 20.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
129
Kingston upon Thames 129
In line with the area average of 129.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Kingston upon Thames	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	48.3 Kingston upon Thames 50.83England 46.1	2.5 below the area average of 50.8	2.2 above the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	51.2% Kingston upon Thames 51.2%England 45.9%	In line with the area average of 51.2	5.3 percentage points above the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	70.5% Kingston upon Thames 61.5%	9 percentage points above the area average of 61.5	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	4.15 Kingston upon Thames 4.61England 4.07	0.5 below the area average of 4.6	In line with the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	13.2% Kingston upon Thames 30.4%England 17.6%	17.2 percentage points below the area average of 30.4	4.4 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	20.2% Kingston upon Thames 48.6%	28.4 percentage points below the area average of 48.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	14.7% Kingston upon Thames 20.7%	6 percentage points below the area average of 20.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	129 Kingston upon Thames 129	In line with the area average of 129.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Kingston upon Thames · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 21.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 29.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 24.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.6pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 17.9pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 88.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Southborough High School Good at its inspection on 02/02/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Southborough High School is a secondary school in Kingston upon Thames, postcode KT6 5AS (URN 137917).
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