Schools in Surbiton
Surbiton has 17 schools — 10 primaries and 3 secondaries — in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Two schools have achieved 'Outstanding' Ofsted ratings, and 5 have a faith character. Six of the 17 operate as academies. Kingston coordinates admissions through the London co-ordinated scheme, with secondary preferences due in October.
The three secondary schools serving Surbiton are Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form, The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre, and Chessington Community College. Tolworth Girls' is a specialist girls' school — boys seeking secondary places in Surbiton typically apply to Hollyfield or Chessington. The borough's Surrey border location means some Surbiton families also consider schools in Elmbridge and Epsom & Ewell; Kingston's admissions team can advise on out-of-borough processes. Primary demand in the KT5 and KT6 postcodes is high, with last-offered distances at sought-after schools often falling below half a mile.
School demand in Surbiton
Across the 16 schools in Surbiton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
5 schools in Surbiton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Surbiton are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Kingston upon Thames, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
3 of the schools in Surbiton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Surbiton: 2 oversubscribed (10)
Tolworth Junior School
Primary · Community school
Surbiton · KT6 7SA
Maple Infants' School
Primary · Community school
Surbiton · KT6 4AL
Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Surbiton · KT5 9HU
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Surbiton · KT5 8LJ
St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Surbiton · KT6 4AL
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Surbiton · KT6 6LW
Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Foundation school
Surbiton · KT6 5JB
Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Surbiton · KT7 0AD
Knollmead Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Surbiton · KT5 9QP
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Surbiton · KT6 7DG
Secondary Schools in Surbiton (3)
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy converter
Surbiton · KT6 7EY
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary · Academy converter
Surbiton · KT6 4TU
Southborough High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Surbiton · KT6 5AS
Other Schools in Surbiton (4)
Surbiton Hill Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Surbiton · KT5 8TD
Shrewsbury House School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Surbiton · KT6 6RL
Woodstock House School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Surbiton · KT6 5HN
Dysart School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Surbiton · KT6 6HL
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Surbiton are set by Kingston upon Thames and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.