Kingston upon Thames
Southborough High School
GCSE results 2026: every Kingston upon Thames school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 47.2 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 47.2
- Attainment 8
- 47%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.29
- Progress 8
- [0.05, 0.53]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Book an open day or school visit
- Add this school to your shortlist and compare with backup options
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Kingston upon Thames council allocation figures, 2024–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Every on-time applicant was offered a place in 2026. Add your postcode to compare with earlier years.
Why we say “Add your postcode”
- In 2026 Kingston upon Thames reports that every on-time applicant was offered a place (national offer day).
What could change this
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Rings are straight-line distance from the school, not a catchment boundary. Councils measure from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, and the distance changes every year.
Last distance offered
Furthest child offered a place.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
102% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (national offer day): Kingston upon Thames council allocation figures (PDF, page 1)
- 2025 (national offer day): Kingston upon Thames council allocation figures (PDF, page 1)
- 2024 (national offer day): Kingston upon Thames council allocation figures (PDF, page 1)
- Official admissions page: Kingston upon Thames. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Figures collected from council publications on 1 October 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 173 | 77 | 77 (100%) | 389 |
| September 2025 | 161 | 90 | 90 (100%) | 356 |
| September 2024 | 151 | 69 | 69 (100%) | 373 |
| September 2023 | 194 | 107 | 107 (100%) | 403 |
| September 2022 | 178 | 90 | 90 (100%) | 392 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kingston upon Thames’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 50 | Not published | Not published | 24% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 46 | Not published | Not published | 17% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 73 | 1% England 1% | 18% England 18% | 16% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 53 | 0% England 1% | 8% England 15% | 9% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 83 | 0% England 1% | 10% England 16% | 11% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 93 | 1% England 1% | 14% England 14% | 23% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 148 | 47.2 | — | 47.3% | 12.8% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 129 | 48.3 | — | 51.2% | — | 20.2% | 4.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 154 | 49.2 | +0.29 | 48.1% | — | 18.2% | 4.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 142 | 48.0 | +0.06 | 45.8% | — | 23.9% | 4.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 123 | 47.1 | -0.21 | — | — | 35.0% | 4.2 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 137917 |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Niall Smith |
| Trust | LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | KT6 5AS |
| Pupils | 928 |
| FSM eligible | 20.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Hook Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5AS
http://www.southborough.kingston.sch.uk/2083914324| DfE number | 4009 |
| UKPRN | 10035379 |
| Opened | 1 Mar 2012 |
| GIAS updated | 27 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 19 Mar 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2023 |