Greenshaw High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sutton
Grennell Road, Sutton, SM1 3DY
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 01/10/2024
Application demand
49%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
19.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,977
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,970 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
49%
1st preference success rate
232 of 475 families who put it first got an offer
357
Places offered
2322
Total applications
6.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 475 | 232 | ● 49% |
| 2nd preference | 449 | 47 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 453 | 44 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 945 | 34 | ● 4% |
| Total | 2322 | 357 | 15% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 818 applications came from outside the council area (61 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nick House
- Address
- Grennell Road, Sutton, SM1 3DY
- Phone
- 02087151001
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- Sutton North · Sutton and Cheam
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136800
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
1,977 pupils · 1,970 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
01 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
19 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,603 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.89 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.20 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 70.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 302 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.44 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 187 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 301 | 42% | 74% | 84% | |
| English Language | 301 | 36% | 73% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 296 | 37% | 79% | 89% | |
| Geography | 177 | 41% | 74% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 172 | 19% | 45% | 62% | |
| History | 144 | 37% | 68% | 74% | |
| Economics | 127 | 39% | 83% | 90% | |
| Biology | 125 | 66% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 125 | 65% | 93% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 125 | 74% | 91% | 96% | |
| Social Studies | 104 | 34% | 74% | 81% | |
| Spanish | 88 | 39% | 78% | 90% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 108 | 13% | 40% | 59% | |
| Economics | 70 | 3% | 31% | 73% | |
| Biology | 50 | 8% | 40% | 68% | |
| Physics | 50 | 8% | 28% | 48% | |
| Psychology | 48 | 6% | 29% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 47 | 15% | 53% | 77% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 8% | 40% | 80% | |
| Geography | 23 | 4% | 30% | 78% | |
| Computer Science | 18 | 11% | 39% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 13% | 25% | 69% | |
| Government and Politics | 16 | 6% | 25% | 75% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 40% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12943: Greenshaw High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 76% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 79% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sutton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.