Southborough High School

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

Surbiton
,
Greater London
,
KT6 5AS

England
Coordinates51°22′32″N 0°18′07″W / 51.3756°N 0.3020°W / 51.3756; -0.3020Coordinates: 51°22′32″N 0°18′07″W / 51.3756°N 0.3020°W / 51.3756; -0.3020
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAspiration, Commitment, Excellence
Established1962; 60 years ago (1962)
Department for Education URN137917 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherNiall Smith
GenderBoys, mixed 6th form[2]
Age11 to 18
Enrolment772
Websitehttp://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 located in Surbiton, Greater London. It was rated a grade 2 school (Good) in 2017 by Ofsted.

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. The Roadhouse and swimming pool complex were destroyed by fire in the early 1950s.

Originally categorised as a 'secondary modern school' when it opened in 1962, 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.

Since 2016 football and rugby academies have been included in the school's sixth form.[4]

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 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. 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 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".

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.

Rivalry[]

Southborough has a rivalry with other boys schools in the area, including Coombe Boys' School, Richard Challoner School, Tiffin School and the closest, Chessington School. They often do well while participating in sporting events across the borough against these particular schools. They play in a rugby tournament against most of the schools above, hosted by Harlequins R.C.

University[]

The school has many university applicants. Many get their preferred universities, including occasionally to Oxford and Cambridge.

References[]

  1. ^ "Official website for Southborough High School". www.southborough.kingston.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Southborough High School Prospectus. 2019. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Southborough High School". www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Football Academy, Southborough". www.southborough.kingston.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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