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I love being the headteacher of this school. Not only does the progress we have made over recent years fill me with enormous pride, but I also know that this is a school where staff and students work exceptionally well together. We are a school that is going places! Niall Smith MA (Cantab), NPQEL - Headteacher

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Southborough Celebrates Its Best Set of GCSE Results EVER!

Featured - 6th Sep 2024

Southborough Celebrates Its Best Set of GCSE Results EVER!

GCSE Results Day 2024 proved to be a particularly upbeat day for not only our students but for the school itself, with Southborough celebrating its best set of GCSE results - and highest Progress 8 score – EVER! For a number of years, Southborough has nurtured and developed a growing number of systems and processes that successfully target, inspire, motivate and above all support our boys in their jo

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'Readers make Leaders'

Posted 25th Oct 2024

'Readers make Leaders'

Why Southborough wants its students to lead Teachers and parent/carers alike will know that engaging in reading is good for you, both on an academic AND personal level. And the earlier that children get into the habit of reading – particularly reading for pleasure – the greater the benefits to be gained. Reading bolsters cognitive processes because it exer

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Southborough Sixth Form goes from Strength to Strength!

Posted 18th Oct 2024

Southborough Sixth Form goes from Strength to Strength!

As we approach the end of this term, we have been encouraged by just how successful our Sixth Form recruitment has been this year. Last summer, the Sixth Form area underwent a significant face-lift. Rooms were stripped back to empty shells and re-decorated from top to bottom. Layout was re-defined to make better use of functional space and new furniture was purchased for the study a

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Celebrating National Poetry day 2024

Posted 11th Oct 2024

Celebrating National Poetry day 2024

This year's theme is 'Your Voice Counts' At Southborough High School, we place great importance on celebrating all things literary. On Thursday 3 October it was National Poetry Day, an annual mass celebration to encourage all to enjoy, discover and share poetry. This year, the theme at Southborough was “Your Voice Counts’’ and this was interpret

Open Evening 2024

Posted 4th Oct 2024

Open Evening 2024

A night to remember - for all the right reasons!   Last week, Southborough High School pulled out all the stops to provide visitors with a warm welcome to our whole school Open Evening and an interesting and fun evening of subject activities to see and take part in. With record numbers through the door, visitors were able to pre-book a specific time to listen to

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Southborough High School once again hosts Mental Health Conference for Kingston Primary Schools

Posted 27th Sep 2024

Southborough High School once again hosts Mental Health Conference for Kingston Primary Schools

Last week we were thrilled to welcome back Mental Health Ambassadors from primary schools in and around the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames. It’s an event we feel extremely passionate about hosting and we were bowled over by how enthusiastic and articulate the primary school visitors were about Mental Health. The background facts are sobering; 1 in 3 people will be affected by mental health iss

Celebrating Southborough’s Inclusive Offer with the Opening Ceremony of our Zenith Centre

Posted 20th Sep 2024

Celebrating Southborough’s Inclusive Offer with the Opening Ceremony of our Zenith Centre

Last Friday saw the official opening ceremony of the Zenith Centre, our specialist Inclusion department that is the central hub –and heart! – of the school for identifying and providing a wide range of effective academic support, targeted intervention, alternative pathways and bespoke provisions for our students. With a robust team of specialist in-house professionals and qualified practitioner

Southborough is awarded prestigious Distinction level Eco-Schools Green Flag for the Second Year Running!

Posted 13th Sep 2024

Southborough is awarded prestigious Distinction level Eco-Schools Green Flag for the Second Year Running!

It seems that all the hard work that Southborough’s Eco team of students has put into the school these past couple of years has once again paid off in dividends. Earlier this month Eco Team Lead Mr Howe received notification from ‘Eco Schools’ that the school had  -for the second year in a row -been successful in meeting the requirements for the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award. And at another D

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Southborough Sports Day 2024

Posted 19th Jul 2024

Southborough Sports Day 2024

The annual Southborough Sports Day is, according to the PE faculty, the highlight of the year! With perfect weather conditions, all students from years 7,8,9,10,12 and staff eagerly anticipate their opportunity to demonstrate sporting prowess and teamwork. The Kingsmeadow ground  is the host venue, and we present here some of the action shots and personality profiles from this memorable day.    

STEM Go-Karts: Engineering Experience

Posted 12th Jul 2024

STEM Go-Karts: Engineering Experience

The UK is the home of engineering for motorsport, with six of the ten F1 teams developing their vehicles here, because of the engineering design and development talent. Nurturing this, Southborough introduced our year 8 students to the theoretical and practical aspects of electric vehicles, with an exciting ’Go Kart’ day. Based in classrooms and in a pop-up track #stemkart (Big Bang Productions) explor

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NPL Water Rocket Challenge 2024

Posted 5th Jul 2024

NPL Water Rocket Challenge 2024

Recently, the Rocket Club, defending champions, represented Southborough at the annual National Physical Laboratory’s ‘Water Rockets Challenge’. The boys competed superbly, making lots of last minute adjustments and alterations to their rockets, and worked wonderfully as a team. While we didn't repeat our winning performance this year, the students are very excited to come back to Sou

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Rising Sports Stars

Posted 28th Jun 2024

Rising Sports Stars

We really are a nation that loves its sport and it seems that whether on TV or online, it’s easy to locate some sort of sporting activity to sit down, watch and enjoy. And whilst the current UEFA European Football Championships and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup may not be bringing quite the level of joy we were perhaps hoping for so far, there’s plenty more sport ‘around the corner’ for

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Super-Curricular Special

Posted 21st Jun 2024

Super-Curricular Special

Over the last few weeks, a selection of our ‘super-curricular’ group of Y7-9 students   - formerly known as G.O.T. group, or ‘Gifted, Outstanding and Talented’ group  -  have taken part in a number of enjoyable and rewarding London museum workshops. And in the process of learning new and exciting things, their understanding around their subject matter has been thoroughly

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Southborough Commemmorates D-Day 80th Anniversary

Posted 14th Jun 2024

Southborough Commemmorates D-Day 80th Anniversary

Southborough pays tribute and gives thanks The term ‘D-Day’ is used by the Armed Forces to refer to the beginning of a military operation or important invasion. Eighty years ago, almost 133,000 troops from the United States, British Commonwealth, and their allies, landed on the beaches of Normandy on 6/6/1944. Casualties from these countries during the landing numbered 10,300, with almost 4,5

‘Tom’s Talk’ inspires Year 10

Posted 7th Jun 2024

‘Tom’s Talk’ inspires Year 10

It’s OK to say that you’re not OK When it comes to talking about mental health in teenage boys, there’s nothing more powerful than hearing from a smart, ‘together’ young man who has witnessed first-hand the devastating impact male suicide can have on family and friends left behind. Tom Dickinson is a successful Managing Director of an Office & Educational Furniture

Anti-Bullying Champions training from Kidscape

Posted 24th May 2024

Anti-Bullying Champions training from Kidscape

RESPECT is one of our key values here at Southborough. Treating someone with RESPECT means that you value someone’s feelings and views. Respect in your relationships – both professional and personal – builds feels of trust, safety and wellbeing. Being respectful – and being respected by others –means that you care enough to think about how you impact others. Last w

Year 10 Rowing Club First Regatta

Posted 17th May 2024

Year 10 Rowing Club First Regatta

Last Sunday, Headteacher Mr Smith accompanied our Junior (Under 15) Rowing Team to participate in its very first Regatta, held at the prestigious Eton Dorney Lake, a purpose-built rowing lake and meetings & events venue that is situated close to Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames. The lake –which was used in the 2012 Olympics – is privately owned and financed by Eton College. 

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Department Focus: PE Teacher and Basketball Coach Mr Jordan

Posted 13th May 2024

Department Focus: PE Teacher and Basketball Coach Mr Jordan

  “The difference between a successful coach and a great coach is the ability to inspire and empower their players”

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Department Focus: Science in action!

Posted 10th May 2024

Department Focus: Science in action!

Learning within a classroom environment is a great way to gather, absorb and process subject knowledge, whatever that subject may be. But most subject leads at school understand that to truly stretch a learner’s understanding, students also need to be exposed to a variety of additional stimuli outside of the classroom –and that’s something that all our teachers here at Southborough endorse.

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Visit to Children's Trust, Tadworth

Posted 3rd May 2024

Visit to Children's Trust, Tadworth

The Children’s Trust, Tadworth, is the leading charity for children with acquired brain injury. They deliver rehabilitation, education and community services through skilled teams who work with children and young people, and their families. Thanks to their hard work, expertise and dedication, the charity supported one of our Sixth Form students, Rio, who around 18 months ago sustained an acquired head injury

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Dima M - Striking gold

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Laura LN - 'Can do' attitude

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