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The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre, Surbiton

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The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Surbiton, part of Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 8th-highest of the 11 schools in Kingston upon Thames with published results, and 521st of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2016)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Kingston upon Thames (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre in detail

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to The Hollyfield School. Hollyfield is a happy, creative and ambitious school where everyone is valued. All stakeholders are encouraged to grow, flourish and fly. We are at the heart of our community and benefit hugely from the support of all of those in our locality."

On phones, the school says: "Home Parents Mobile Phone Free Mobile Phone Free Mobile Phone Free School (Digital Detox) At Hollyfield School, we have proudly implemented a 'Digital Detox Policy' which means we are a mobile phone free school."

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 22 June 2027, an open evening on Wednesday 23 June 2027 and an open evening on Friday 2 July 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Kingston upon Thames

Headteacher's welcome (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 60.2 in Kingston upon Thames and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 69% in Kingston upon Thames and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 53.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.28: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.2, against 59 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

Getting a place at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

For September 2026 entry, 202 families put The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre as their first choice and 881 named it as one of their preferences, for 193 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 57 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre are Tiffin School (1 mile, Good, selective, Attainment 8 83.1); Southborough High School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55); and The Holy Cross School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 58.4).

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Tiffin SchoolSouthborough High SchoolTolworth Girls' School and Sixth FormThe Holy Cross School

The trust

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre is one of 5 schools run by Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 5 schools in Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust

What parents say

108 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 81% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (81%).

Where pupils go next

Of the 200 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 105 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 14% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Surbiton, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Surbiton Hill Road / Hollyfield School (->s), 110 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 477 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Thames (240), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre issued 60 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre are Maple Infants' School (0.3 miles), St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School (0.4 miles), Lime Tree Primary School (0.4 miles) and St John's C of E Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Maple Infants' SchoolSt Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior SchoolLime Tree Primary SchoolSt John's C of E Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Amy Jackson
Pupils:1,212
LA:Kingston upon Thames
Phone:02083394500
Address:Surbiton Hill Road, Surbiton, KT6 4TU
Trust:EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST (5 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago

This judgement is from April 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.

Inspected 13 May 2025View full report
URN:137678
UKPRN:10035697
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Kingston and Surbiton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

The Hollyfield School excels at combining academic excellence with strong personal development. Teachers use excellent understanding of how pupils learn to help every child progress, with swift identification of those needing extra support like reading interventions. The school creates a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils take pride in their work and feel genuinely cared for.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils achieve very well in examinations with excellent attitudes to learning and exemplary behaviour
  • Broad and carefully sequenced curriculum that helps pupils deepen their learning and reach their full potential
  • Exceptional support for pupils with SEND who make very strong progress and access the ambitious curriculum
  • Strong mental health and well-being support with staff who pupils trust to speak to about concerns
  • Highly effective careers programme from Year 7 onwards, including work experience and employer interactions

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Museum visits, gallery visits, culture day celebrations, sixth form peer reading support, creative activities, sporting activities, performance activities, careers events, work experience

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre is a diverse and thriving secondary school where pupils feel safe, achieve very well in examinations, and benefit from an ambitious and balanced curriculum with strong support for personal development.

At a Glance

22.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Speech and language

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

108 responses
Would recommend90%
Child is happy95%
Child does well90%
High expectations89%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved87%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)81%
Kept informed94%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)87%
Wider development90%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around 0.28 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 54.3 to 54.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 58% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-54.658%
Disadvantaged(46)-42.230.4%
Not known to be disadvantaged(130)-59.067.7%
Boys(118)-54.960.2%
Girls(58)-54.053.4%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(35)-53.862.9%
Non mobile(168)-55.258.3%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics352
English Language352
English Literature342
Combined Science256
Geography216
History190
Art and Design166
Business Studies118
Biology90
Chemistry90
Physics90
Spanish88
Music66
Food Preparation and Nutrition60
Computer Science56
Physical Education54
French52
Health Studies46
Multimedia42
Information and Communication Technology38

+ 5 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 200 students

Continued education94%
Further education23%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment3%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

2

Permanent exclusions

0.17%

Exclusion rate

60

Suspensions

4.98%

Suspension rate

26 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,205 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Getting There

Train Stations

Surbiton Rail Station
592m · 10 min walk
Surbiton (Entrance)
592m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Surbiton Hill Road / Hollyfield School (->S)
112m · 2 min walk
Burney Avenue (->S)
193m · 3 min walk
St Marks Church/St Marks Hill (Stop NL)
235m · 4 min walk
South Terrace (Stop SL)
323m · 5 min walk
The Crescent Surbiton (Stop ND)
359m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre is in Kingston upon Thames; for families living there:

Apply to Kingston upon Thames for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
45
Fatal
0
Serious
11
Children hurt
9

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 34 slight.

9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Thames is 41 (the median across 65 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

102%

Over capacity

1,201 pupils

1,180 places

21 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Surbiton

High pressure
New homes approved:677
Projected new pupils:122

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Surbiton

Across Kingston upon Thames council

Low demand council-wide0.90 applications per place

Places available

2,116

Applications

1,895

Got 1st preference

69.3%

Got preferred school

95.8%

All secondary applications across Kingston upon Thames council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(6)

13 May 2025

Ungraded inspection: The school has improved significantly.

10 March 2020
7 November 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

187

SEN Support

45

EHC Plans

19.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty80
Social, Emotional & Mental Health58
Autistic Spectrum Disorder53
Speech, Language & Communication25
Hearing Impairment5
Physical Disability4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Visual Impairment2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
49.3%
Asian
10.5%
Black
5.6%
Mixed
9.9%
Chinese
2.8%
Other
3.4%
Unclassified
0.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals22.8%
English as Additional Language21.3%

1,212

Total Pupils

786

Boys

426

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

70

Teachers

17.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£58,316

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,565

Per pupil

£7529k

Total funding

£232k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£601,499
EAL funding£96,631
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.6%

Overall absence

16.7%

Persistent absence

976

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised2.4%
Persistent (10%+)16.7%
Severe (50%+)3.2%

Absence trend

5.6%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
8.2%
21/22
7.0%
22/23
7.1%
23/24
6.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

What are GCSE results like at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

In the 2026 results, pupils at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre achieved an Attainment 8 score of 54.6. 58% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre's Ofsted rating?

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2016, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

No fixed boundary. When The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre is oversubscribed, Kingston upon Thames allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

Classes at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre average 21.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre has around 1212 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.

Does The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre have specialist SEN provision?

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

6.6% of sessions were missed at The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre in 2024/25. 16.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

Apply through Kingston upon Thames's coordinated admissions process, naming The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 34 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Thames is 41 (the median across 65 schools, same distance and years).

Where is The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre?

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre is at Surbiton Hill Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4TU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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