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Glenthorne High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Sutton Common Road, Sutton SM3 9PS · glenthorne.sutton.sch.uk · 020 8644 6307

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
61.6
average Attainment 8 score. Sutton 59.3, England 46
Demand for places
1.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,754
196 over 1,558 places · 113%
Local authority
Sutton
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
14%
First language not English
27.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Willow Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 481 families put the school first and 255 places were offered; 43% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 490 (Places 279)490September 2023: 531 (Places 243)531September 2024: 467 (Places 238)467September 2025: 442 (Places 237)442September 2026: 481 (Places 255)481Places 255
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262554811.9▲43%
September 2025Sept 20252374421.9▲43%
September 2024Sept 20242384672▲42%
September 2023Sept 20232435312.2▲39%
September 2022Sept 20222794901.8▲48%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61.6, and 75.2% 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 B (38.9 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: 53.4 (England 46.3)53.42017/18: 53.3 (England 46.5)53.32018/19: 56.0 (England 46.7)56.02021/22: 63.3 (England 48.8)63.32022/23: 61.4 (England 46.3)61.42023/24: 60.8 (England 45.9)60.82024/25: 61.6 (England 46.0)61.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲61.646.0
▲75.2%45.4%
▲87.8%64.8%
▲75.2%40.5%
▲5.804.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form68.5+9.1
Sixth form college1.5−0.9
Further education20−6.9
Other education0.4−0.8
Apprenticeship3.1+1.9
Employment0.8−2
Not in a lasting destination3.8+1
Activity not captured1.9−1.3

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: 31.8 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.2 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 30.4 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 37.7 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 44.1 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 40.7 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 38.7 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 38.9 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
182 studentsB (38.9)Average -0.06
190 studentsB (39.5)Average +0.01
30 studentsMerit+ (28.2)Average -0.14
19.9%AAB or better
92.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24144B (38.7)-0.04
2022/23151B (40.7)—
2021/22135B+ (44.1)—
2018/19121B- (37.7)+0.07
2017/18129C (30.4)-0.36
2016/17131C+ (32.2)-0.25
2015/16147C+ (31.8)-0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University74.2−0.1
Further and other education2.6−0.8
Further education0.6−0.8
Other education1.9−0.1
Apprenticeship1.9−1.5
Employment11+0.9
Not in a lasting destination3.2−2.9
Activity not captured7.1+4.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Glenthorne High School on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
6 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExceptional
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Nov 2006Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (210 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
87%
Positive
82%
Replies
210
12% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe●85% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲81% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲80% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼70% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲76% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 43%

based on 40 parents (19%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲74% agreeEngland 63%

based on 48 parents (23%) with SEND

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