Secondary schools in Sutton
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Sutton has 15 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,278 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 94% stayed in education (England 86%): 68% in a school sixth form, 4% at a sixth form college, 20% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
3% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 72% of students in Sutton went to university (England 37%), and 47% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Sutton against England
| Measure | Sutton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,278 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 68% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 20% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% |
State-funded secondary schools (15)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carshalton Boys Sports CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,539 | 86% | 41% | 43% | 3% | 57% | 45.0 | 44% |
| Carshalton High School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,394 | 93% | 59% | 29% | 2% | 67% | 52.4 | 60% |
| Cheam High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,119 | 86% | 61% | 22% | 7% | 56% | 50.7 | 57% |
| Glenthorne High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,754 | 94% | 69% | 21% | 1% | 59% | 61.6 | 75% |
| Greenshaw High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,977 | 92% | 62% | 30% | 2% | 74% | 57.7 | 71% |
| Harris Academy SuttonFree schools · sixth form | 1,294 | 94% | 66% | 23% | 3% | — | 58.2 | 70% |
| Nonsuch High School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,494 | 99% | 94% | 0% | 0% | 86% | 80.5 | 99% |
| Oaks Park High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,407 | 89% | 36% | 38% | 2% | 36% | 42.5 | 38% |
| Overton Grange SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,092 | 95% | 49% | 43% | 1% | 73% | 46.8 | 36% |
| St Philomena's Catholic High School for GirlsVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,425 | 97% | 75% | 12% | 0% | 83% | 57.2 | 60% |
| Sutton Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,061 | 99% | 96% | 0% | 0% | 75% | 80.3 | 99% |
| The John Fisher SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,116 | 98% | 74% | 11% | 1% | 58% | 55.6 | 65% |
| Wallington County Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,119 | 100% | 98% | 1% | 0% | 76% | 77.7 | 99% |
| Wallington High School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,548 | 100% | 95% | 1% | 0% | 81% | 80.5 | 100% |
| Wilson's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,327 | 100% | 98% | 0% | 0% | 91% | 86.9 | 100% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton High School GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 878 | — | — | — | — | — | 39.1 | 0% |
| Brookways Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.5 | 14% |
| Greenholm Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8 | 0% |
| Sherwood Foundation Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 204 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Carew Academystate · Free schools special · sixth form | 272 | 90% | 3% | 41% | 0% | — | 2.5 | 0% |
| The Link Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 167 | 100% | 0% | 90% | 0% | — | 1.9 | 0% |
| Wandle Valley Academystate · Academy special converter | 89 | 47% | 0% | 40% | 0% | — | 2.2 | 0% |