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Carshalton High School for Girls

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

West Street, Carshalton SM5 2QX · chsg.org.uk · 020 8647 8294

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
52.4
average Attainment 8 score. Sutton 59.3, England 46
Last distance offered
2.11 mi
3.39 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sutton Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,394
197 over 1,197 places · 116%
Local authority
Sutton
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.1%
First language not English
25.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Girls' Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.11 mi (3.39 km) from the school. Source: Sutton Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 267 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 158 (Places 287)158September 2023: 156 (Places 275)156September 2024: 188 (Places 270)188September 2025: 166 (Places 249)166September 2026: 195 (Places 267)195Places 267
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262671950.785%
September 2025Sept 20252491660.784%
September 2024Sept 20242701880.782%
September 2023Sept 20232751560.697%
September 2022Sept 20222871580.699%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20262.11 mi3.39 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.4, and 59.9% 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 C (30.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.5 (England 46.3)44.52017/18: 45.5 (England 46.5)45.52018/19: 46.7 (England 46.7)46.72021/22: 52.1 (England 48.8)52.12022/23: 52.3 (England 46.3)52.32023/24: 51.9 (England 45.9)51.92024/25: 52.4 (England 46.0)52.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲52.446.0
▲59.9%45.4%
▲79.8%64.8%
▲86.4%40.5%
▲4.914.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form61.9+2.5
Sixth form college4.3+2.6
Further education28.6−2.4
Apprenticeship1+0.2
Employment1−1.5
Not in a lasting destination2.9+1.2
Activity not captured0.5−2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.7 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 27.9 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 30.9 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 23.8 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 30.2 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 25.8 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 30.8 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 30.9 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
72 studentsC (30.9)Average -0.03
72 studentsC (30.9)Average -0.04
46 studentsDist (34.1)Above average +0.45
9.5%AAB or better
90.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2479C (30.8)-0.01
2022/2372C- (25.8)—
2021/2293C (30.2)—
2018/1995D+ (23.8)-0.32
2017/1880C (30.9)-0.15
2016/1799C- (27.9)+0.10
2015/1693C (30.7)+0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University70.8−2
Further and other education4.5+2.5
Further education2.2+1.2
Other education2.2+1.2
Apprenticeship5.6+1.7
Employment9−2.7
Not in a lasting destination5.6+0.7
Activity not captured4.5−0.4

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Carshalton High School for Girls was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
24 Jan 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (209 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
56%
Replies
209
15% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼66% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼75% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼71% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼69% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼50% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼39% agreeEngland 67%

based on 33 parents (16%) with SEND

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