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The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre and Southborough High School

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What differs

  • The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre takes boys and girls; Southborough High School is a boys' school.
  • The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre has 1,212 pupils; Southborough High School has 935.
  • The two schools are 1.5 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactThe Hollyfield School and Sixth Form CentreSouthborough High School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Academy converter

DfE register

State-funded: Academy converter

DfE register

Ages11 to 18

DfE register

11 to 18

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Boys

DfE register

Pupils1,212

DfE register

935

DfE register

BoroughKingston upon Thames

DfE register

Kingston upon Thames

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions policyNon-selective

DfE register

Non-selective

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days)

school or council page

31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round202 first preferences for 193 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

77 first preferences for 173 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted ungraded inspection, 14 May 2025: Improved significantly

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 2 February 2023: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Results
GCSE: Attainment 853.8 (2024/25)

DfE

48.3 (2024/25)

DfE

GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths61% (2024/25)

DfE

51% (2024/25)

DfE

A level: average gradeC+ (2024/25)

DfE

C- (2024/25)

DfE

A level: points per entry34.3 (2024/25)

DfE

25.7 (2024/25)

DfE

Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEs93% (left 2022/23)

DfE

95% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Stayed in education or work after 16 to 1880% (left 2022/23)

DfE

82% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals25%

DfE register

24.3%

DfE register

English as an additional language21.8%

school census 2024/25

32.3%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support14.9%

school census 2024/25

14.4%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher18.6

DfE workforce census

17.9

DfE workforce census

Overall absence6.6%

DfE, 2024/25

6.3%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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