Southborough High School

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Southborough High School [1]
Southborough High School entrance.jpg
Address
Southborough High School
Hook Road

Surbiton
,
Greater London
,
KT6 5AS

England
Coordinates 51°22′32″N0°18′07″W / 51.3756°N 0.3020°W / 51.3756; -0.3020
Information
Type Academy
MottoAspiration, Commitment, Excellence
Established1962;62 years ago (1962)
Department for Education URN 137917 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherNiall Smith
GenderBoys, mixed 6th form [2]
Age11to 18
Enrolment772
Website http://www.southborough.kingston.sch.uk/

Southborough High School, commonly known as Southborough, is a boys secondary School [3] with a mixed sixth form. [2] Founded in 1962, it has academy status and is in Surbiton, Greater London. It was rated a grade 2 school (Good) in 2017 by Ofsted.

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About Southborough

Southborough Boys' School was built in 1960–1962, at the Ace of Spades (junction) on the A3, principally on the site of the former Ace of Spades Roadhouse, remnants of which can still be seen in the architecture of the buildings to the immediate north of the service station located next to the school.[ citation needed ] The Roadhouse and swimming pool complex were destroyed by fire in the early 1950s.[ citation needed ]

Originally categorised as a 'secondary modern school' when it opened in 1962, Southborough converted to Academy status in March 2012.

Southborough's GCSE results have been well above the national average for boys for many years. The school's GCSE English Baccalaureate figure is currently[ when? ] double the national average for boys. [4] The school's KS2 – KS4 Value Added figure (2015) is 1005.7.

Since 2016 football and rugby academies have been included in the school's sixth form. [5]

Identity

The school was originally opened in 1962 as Southborough Boys' School, being a replacement for Tolworth Boys' School previously sharing the nearby premises occupied by Tolworth Girls' School. The first Headmaster was Mr. H. P. Giddy (a former Royal Marine). Southborough has students from across Kingston upon Thames such as Chessington, Surbiton, Tolworth and New Malden. Some of the students travel from far distances such as Battersea and Richmond by train, and the school provides a minibus service which goes from Barnes to the school.

The name 'Southborough' was believed to originate from the school's location in the south of the Royal Borough of Kingston. However, the only other occurrence of the name in that location during the 1960s was a public house on the corner of Hook Road and the main A3 which was later renamed "The Cap in Hand", but which at the time the school was built was named "The Southborough Arms".[ citation needed ]

Accessibility

The school is situated on a main road, Hook Road, Surbiton and off the A3 at the Hook, London Junction. The closest railway stations are Chessington North, Tolworth and Surbiton with frequent trains from Clapham Junction, Vauxhall, Wimbledon, Hinchley Wood, Hampton Court, Guildford, Raynes Park and others. Many local buses also run, including;

Facilities

The school is sited on the edge of the A3 in a single four storey building. Facilities include the main hall, music suite, two gymnasiums, a fully equipped drama room, three IT suites and two apple mac suites, alongside a library housing over 10,000 books. The school owns a large field close to the school (entrance along Brook Rd), with sports pitches, as well as cricket nets and an astro turf pitch within the school's main grounds.

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References

  1. ↑ "Official website for Southborough High School". www.southborough.kingston.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 Southborough High School Prospectus. 2019. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Southborough High School". www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Infographics for GCSE results, 2023 (accessible)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Football Academy, Southborough". www.southborough.kingston.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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