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Nonsuch High School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Ewell Road, Cheam, Ewell Road, Cheam Surrey, Sutton SM3 8AB · nonsuchschool.org · 020 8394 3400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 80.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Sutton 59.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,494
- 211 over 1,283 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 10%
- First language not English
- 52.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 274 families put the school first and 208 places were offered; 53% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 208 | 274 | 1.3▲ | 53% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 208 | 340 | 1.6▲ | 47% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 304 | 1.5▲ | 54% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 301 | 1.4▲ | 58% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 209 | 359 | 1.7▲ | 51% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 80.5, and 98.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sutton it was 59.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (47.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲80.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲73.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.60 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 92.3 | −1 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | 0 |
| Further education | 1 | — |
| Other education | 1 | −3.8 |
| Employment | 1.9 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.4 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 214 students | A- (47.8) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 214 students | A- (47.8) | Above average +0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 229 | B+ (43) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 214 | B+ (44.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 223 | A- (48.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 176 | B+ (44.9) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 194 | B+ (43.9) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 180 | B+ (43.1) | -0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 185 | B+ (43.5) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 82.6 | +0.6 |
| Further and other education | 0.9 | −0.4 |
| Further education | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 6.5 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Nonsuch High School for Girls on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Positive
- 79%
- Replies
- 169
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on 19 parents (11%) whose child was bullied
based on 17 parents (10%) with SEND