The school was founded in 1884 by a group of
Anglican clergymen who instituted the
Church Schools Company.[3] Its objective was "to establish superior education for girls in accordance with the principles of the Church of England" wherever the need was felt.[1]
Surbiton High is the founding member school of the Church Schools Company, now the
United Church Schools Trust.[4] It has seven sites in Surbiton: the Boys' Preparatory School (over two sites Charles Burney House and Avenue Elmers), the Girls' Preparatory School, Main Senior School, Surbiton Assembly Rooms, Mary Bennett House and the Sixth Form Centre, as well as sports grounds at Hinchley Wood and Oaken Lane.[2]
The current principal of Surbiton High School is Rebecca Glover who took up post in January 2018.[2] Surbiton High School takes female students from 4 years old to 18 years old, while the Boys' Preparatory School caters for 4 to 11 year olds.[2]
Sport
Surbiton High School prides itself in being one the best schools in the
United Kingdom for girls' sports.[5]
The school has been shortlisted for
Times Educational Supplement (TES) sports awards multiple times, most recently in 2019 when it won the award.[6]
The School's SAS (Surbiton Advanced Sports) programme mentors their high performing athlete girls, helping them coordinate their training and competition schedule with their academic work.[7] The school's sporting grounds are at the nearby
Hinchley Wood Playing Fields.
Gymnastics
Both the senior school's and the prep school's
gymnastics team regularly win regional and national titles.
In the most recent years of 2023 and 2022 the gymnastics team won the BSGA (British Schools Gymnastics Association[8]) floor and vault national title[9] as well as the
acrobatic gymnastics national trophy.[10] The coaching team consists of multiple
British Gymnastics Level 5 High Performance coaches, as well as past world champions and medalists.[11]