Surbiton High School A GSG School
- Surbiton High School
13-15 Surbiton Crescent
Kingston
Surrey
KT1 2JT - Head: Matthew Shoults
- T 020 8439 1309
- F 020 8547 0026
- E admissions@surbitonhigh.com
- W www.surbitonhigh.com/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kingston Upon Thames
- Pupils: 1,110; sixth formers: 277
- Religion: Church of England/Christian
- Fees: £23,085 pa (last updated on 10/04/2024)
- Open days: Please see school website for details.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Surbiton High Girls’ Preparatory School, Surbiton High Boys' Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A staggering range of options on offer and value is given to all subjects. School has recently been awarded the ‘Wellbeing Award for Schools’ acknowledging ‘work being done to promote mental health and wellbeing within the school community’. Natural history club took co-curricular to a new level with the relatively unknown sport of maggot racing. Girls tend to congregate in classrooms during break and lunchtimes which occasionally leads to ‘low level tomfoolery’ which some...
What the school says...
Surbiton High School provides an outstanding all-round tailored education for girls aged 4 to 18 achieving impressive public examination results and excellent value added. We promote the best in everyone, accomplished through providing a quality learning environment; where every pupil is encouraged to identify and develop their individual talents.
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since January 2025, Matthew Shoults, previously head of Notting Hill and Ealing High School for seven years. Before this, he taught at King’s College School, Wimbledon and North London Collegiate School, where he was head of classics, academic deputy head and senior deputy head. He read classics at Worcester College, Oxford and spent several years in the civil service fast stream before taking his PGCE at Cambridge and beginning his teaching career.
Entrance
At 11+, 168 girls (seven classes of 24). Around 40 from the girls’ prep. Others from dozens of other schools. Roughly equal numbers from state and independent with borderline candidates from the former given a little more leeway. Adaptive online maths and English plus a short creative writing exercise. Trying to negate the impact of tutoring, increasing importance now being given to references,...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The learning enrichment department provides a wide range of support services to students from years 7 to 13. All students are screened early in year 7 and individual assessments are carried out as required any time during years 7-13. Spelling and reading comprehension booster groups at year 7, learning skills programmes across all years, and smaller study skills groups, including a sixth form 'on track' study guidance service, meet the needs of many students with mild specific learning difficulties. Individual or small group tuition is offered to those who may need more intensive support. Specialist EAL tuition and adjusted programmes are available for students for whom English is an additional language and the school has a Korean mentor. Gifted and talented students are identified and a range of programmes are in place to meet their needs. The school ethos is one of embracing a pupil's individuality, helping her to grow in self-confidence and self-worth and to achieve her potential. Those pupils with additional learning needs are no exception and are supported in a caring and practical way.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
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| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
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| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
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| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
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| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Preparatory School | 2024 | 5 | ||
| Hurlingham School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 Academic Scholarship |
| Kew College Prep | 2024 | 3 | ||
| Latchmere School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Newland House School | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 Academic Scholarship; 1 Art Scholarship |
| Prospect House School | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Rowan Preparatory School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| St Catherine's Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| The Old Vicarage School | 2024 | 2 | 2 | Academic Scholarships(2) |
| Twickenham Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Unicorn School (Richmond) | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
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