Southborough High School
| Motto | Aspiration, Commitment, Excellence |
|---|---|
| Established | 1962 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mr Niall Smith |
| Location |
Hook Road Surbiton Greater London KT6 5AS England Coordinates: 51°22′32″N 0°18′07″W / 51.3756°N 0.3020°W |
| DfE number | 314/4009 |
| DfE URN | 137917 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 772 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Southborough High School, commonly known as Southborough, is an all-boys secondary School with academy status located in Surbiton, Greater London founded in 1962. It was rated a grade 2 school (Good) in 2013 by OFSTED.
Southborough converted to Academy status in March 2012.
Southborough's GCSE results (5ACEM) have been well above the national average for boys for many years. The school's GCSE English Baccalaureate figure is currently double the national average for boys. The school's KS2 - KS4 Value Added figure (2015) is 1005.7
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 is noticed throughout communities in Kingston upon Thames such as Chessington, Surbiton, Tolworth & New Malden. Some of the students travel from far distances such as Battersea & Richmond by Train, however the school does provide a minibus service which goes from Barnes to the school. The school uniform is a black blazer, black trousers, white shirt, school shoes and the school colours. The current tie is navy blue with a Silver Griffin in the middle (to symbolise the appropriate tie length). The original uniform colours were black and gold. The tie being black with diagonal gold stripes consisting of a wide gold 'band' flanked by two fine gold lines. The Griffin emblem originally included a shield bearing a letter 'S'. 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 the Public House on the opposite side of the road (later renamed "The Cap In Hand" - a circular reference to the school perhaps?) which at the time the school was built, was named "The Southborough Arms", to the amusement of the older pupils at the school.
The school is situated on a main road, Hook Road, Surbiton and off of the A3 at the Hook, London Junction. The closest railway stations are Chessington North, Tolworth & Surbiton where frequent and quick trains run from Clapham Junction, Vauxhall, Wimbledon, Hinchley Wood, Hampton Court, Guildford, Raynes Park & much more. As well as a vast covering by trains many local buses run (which are free with an Oyster Card) these are;
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