School admissions in Surbiton
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 12 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Surbiton in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Surbiton first 424 times for 407 places: 1.04 first choices per place. 2 of the 7 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.50 miles (Knollmead Primary School) to 0.50 miles (Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Surbiton first 508 times for 621 places: 0.82 first choices per place. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.13 miles (The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre) to 1.63 miles (Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
7 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School | 1.55 | 60 | 0.803 km (≈0.50 mi) |
| Knollmead Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | 798 m (≈0.50 mi) |
| Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School | 0.99 | 85 | 1.709 km (≈1.06 mi) |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 0.98 | 60 | not published |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | 0.92 | 25 | not published |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 0.89 | 57 | not published |
| Maple Infants' School | 0.89 | 90 | 1.01 km (≈0.63 mi) |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre | 1.05 | 193 | 1817 m (≈1.13 mi) |
| Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | 0.90 | 255 | 2621 m (≈1.63 mi) |
| Southborough High School | 0.45 | 173 | 2.079 km (≈1.29 mi) |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.