Southborough High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 137917
- Address
- Hook Road, KT6 5AS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 941 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 97.9%
- Girls
- 2.1%
- First language not English
- 34.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 41%
Other Asian 17.1%
Other White 12.2%
Mixed 11.4%
Pakistani 4.1%
Unclassified 4.1%
Other 4%
Indian 2.7%
Chinese 1.2%
African 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.65
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 65%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 70%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.2
Local authority average 59.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 5.49
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 18 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 30 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 89 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 88 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Southborough High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 48
Offers
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 8 | 150 150 0 |
| Year 9 | 151 151 0 |
| Year 10 | 130 130 0 |
| Year 11 | 153 153 0 |
| Year 12 | 110 98 12 |
| Year 13 | 69 61 8 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Secondary
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 94.4% 86.0% |
Further education | 16.0% 14.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 70.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 7.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.1% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 2.4% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 71.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 30.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 2.2% |
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