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Carshalton Boys Sports College, Carshalton

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Carshalton Boys Sports College is a secondary school for boys aged 11 to 19 in Carshalton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2022. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 14th-highest of the 15 schools in Sutton with published results, and 1,604th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 107% of capacity.

GCSE results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Below average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Sutton (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Carshalton Boys Sports College in detail

Carshalton Boys Sports College in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, basketball, judo, drama, guitar and chess.

Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at Carshalton Boys Sports College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 62.3 in Sutton and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 72% in Sutton and 47% in England.

That is up from 45 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.14: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.7, against 50.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

Getting a place at Carshalton Boys Sports College

For September 2026 entry, 190 families put Carshalton Boys Sports College as their first choice and 667 named it as one of their preferences, for 265 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Carshalton Boys Sports College

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Carshalton Boys Sports College are Greenshaw High School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.5); Carshalton High School for Girls (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.7); St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 54.4); and Harris Academy Morden (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 50.9).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Carshalton Boys Sports College.

Greenshaw High SchoolCarshalton High School for GirlsSt Philomena's Catholic High School for GirlsHarris Academy Morden

Where pupils go next

Of the 251 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 109 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

27.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (12%).

In 2026, 231 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 33 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Carshalton Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Welbeck Road St Helier (->n), 250 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Carshalton Boys Sports College issued 274 suspensions, 18 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Carshalton Boys Sports College are Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base (0.1 miles), Rushy Meadow Primary Academy (0.3 miles), Tweeddale Primary School (0.5 miles) and Harris Junior Academy Carshalton (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity BaseRushy Meadow Primary AcademyTweeddale Primary SchoolHarris Junior Academy Carshalton

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2025 (~756m)Unlikely (~983m)

Sutton published that the last place for 2025 entry went to a family 756 metres away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Simon Barber
Pupils:1,539
LA:Sutton
Phone:02087143100
Address:Winchcombe Road, Carshalton, SM5 1RW
Trust:CARSHALTON BOYS SPORTS COLLEGE
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 18 October 2022View full report
URN:136799
UKPRN:10033760
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Carshalton and Wallington
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Sixth form.

At a Glance

28.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has declined from 0.00 to -0.14 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 45.4 to 46.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 42% to 50% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-46.149.8%
Disadvantaged(68)-34.722.1%
Not known to be disadvantaged(169)-50.760.9%
Boys(237)-46.149.8%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(58)-53.463.8%
Non mobile(228)-46.951.3%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language470
English Literature470
Mathematics470
Combined Science352
History248
Spanish244
Geography194
Business Studies158
Art and Design116
French116
Biology108
Physics108
Chemistry108
Sports Studies86
Physical Education84
Construction and the Built Environment76
Computer Science72
Engineering Studies66
Music60
Social Studies54

+ 6 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 251 students

Continued education88%
Further education43%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment5%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

5

Permanent exclusions

0.33%

Exclusion rate

274

Suspensions

18.01%

Suspension rate

118 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,521 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Carshalton Boys Sports College is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sutton's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Welbeck Road St Helier (->N)
246m · 4 min walk
Muschamp Road Carshalton (Stop S)
265m · 4 min walk
Muschamp Road (Stop F)
303m · 5 min walk
Green Wrythe Lane / Waltham Road (Stop H)
363m · 6 min walk
Whitby Road / St Helier (->N)
404m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Carshalton Boys Sports College is in Sutton; for families living there:

Apply to Sutton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
51
Fatal
0
Serious
11
Children hurt
11

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 40 slight.

11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.

9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Sutton is 39 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Carshalton Boys Sports College

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

107%

Over capacity

1,516 pupils

1,420 places

96 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Carshalton

High pressure
New homes approved:511
Projected new pupils:92

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Carshalton

Across Sutton council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

Places available

3,505

Applications

2,870

Got 1st preference

69.5%

Got preferred school

95.7%

All secondary applications across Sutton council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(4)

18 October 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormGood
25 April 2017
11 June 2013
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

231

SEN Support

33

EHC Plans

17.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health96
Moderate Learning Difficulty75
Autistic Spectrum Disorder42
Specific Learning Difficulty20
Speech, Language & Communication16
Other7
Visual Impairment3
Physical Disability2
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
51.5%
Asian
12.0%
Black
9.3%
Mixed
13.7%
Chinese
1.8%
Other
1.4%
Unclassified
1.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals28.4%
English as Additional Language27.3%

1,539

Total Pupils

1,479

Boys

60

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

100

Teachers

15.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£60,207

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,827

Per pupil

£10442k

Total funding

£409k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£1,149,211
EAL funding£87,754
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.5%

Overall absence

29.0%

Persistent absence

1,284

Enrolments

Authorised5.9%
Unauthorised3.7%
Persistent (10%+)29.0%
Severe (50%+)3.3%

Absence trend

4.9%
18/19
4.2%
20/21
8.1%
21/22
9.8%
22/23
9.5%
23/24
9.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Carshalton Boys Sports College

What are GCSE results like at Carshalton Boys Sports College?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Carshalton Boys Sports College achieved an Attainment 8 score of 46.1. 50% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Carshalton Boys Sports College's Ofsted rating?

Carshalton Boys Sports College was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022.

How close to Carshalton Boys Sports College do you need to live?

Sutton published for September 2025 entry that the last place offered at Carshalton Boys Sports College on distance went to a family 756 metres away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at Carshalton Boys Sports College?

Carshalton Boys Sports College was full in 2025, at 107% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Carshalton Boys Sports College?

Classes at Carshalton Boys Sports College average 21.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Carshalton Boys Sports College?

Carshalton Boys Sports College has around 1539 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Carshalton Boys Sports College?

9.5% of sessions were missed at Carshalton Boys Sports College in 2024/25. 29% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Carshalton Boys Sports College?

Apply through Sutton's coordinated admissions process, naming Carshalton Boys Sports College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Carshalton Boys Sports College?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 40 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sutton is 39 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Carshalton Boys Sports College?

Carshalton Boys Sports College is at Winchcombe Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 1RW.

Sources: Sutton admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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