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Sutton High School GDST

Girls · ages 3–18 · with sixth formSutton, London SM1 2AXSchool website
Pupils on roll
878of 950 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
93
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Sutton High School GDST’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 45% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.

A level grades average A-, well above the England average of B-; 45% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Sutton and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureSutton High School GDSTSuttonEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)39.159.346.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%68%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%82%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%57%41%
EBacc average point score2.225.474.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils41.834.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils63.450.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language29%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language9198%89%53%20%100%
English Literature9097%86%59%21%100%
Design and Technology4245%11%64%23%100%
Geography3538%41%83%25%100%
Business Studies3032%18%60%20%100%
Physical Education2123%11%57%24%100%
Art and Design1718%7%82%24%100%
Psychology1617%3%69%22%100%
Computer Science1314%13%92%30%100%
Spanish1213%19%92%27%100%
Latin1112%1%36%74%100%
Religious Studies1011%31%90%32%100%
Chemistry78%23%0%47%100%
French78%18%100%29%100%
German66%5%100%33%100%
Music66%5%100%33%100%
Biology44%23%45%
Physics33%23%46%
Dance33%1%27%
Chinese22%1%75%
Persian22%0%77%
Gujarati11%0%57%
Turkish11%0%71%
Arabic11%1%47%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group24%
Music performance: Group24%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureSutton High School GDSTSuttonEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study111
— of whom A level students472,112261,341
Average A level gradeA-B+B-
Average points per A level entry46.3642.2635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsA-B+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects45%41%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Chemistry1736%17%
Mathematics1736%31%
Biology1226%20%
Psychology1123%23%
Product Design817%2%
Geography817%10%
Fine Art715%3%
Business Studies613%13%
History613%13%
Religious Studies4%
Photography3%
Chinese0%
Computer Science5%
Economics13%
English Literature11%
Environmental Science1%
Film Studies2%
French1%
German0%
Politics6%
Japanese0%
Further Mathematics5%
Music0%
Physical Education3%
Physics12%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)2247%

Other secondary schools in Sutton

Cheam High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 2,119 pupils

86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.7

Glenthorne High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,754 pupils

94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 61.6

Greenshaw High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,977 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.7

Harris Academy Sutton

Free schools · sixth form · 1,294 pupils

94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.2

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.