Carshalton High School for Girls, Carshalton

In its own words: "Welcome to Carshalton High School for Girls, also known as Carshalton Girls or 'Car Girls'. We are an all-girls secondary school with a thriving Sixth Form. We are part of the Girls' Learning Trust alongside Nonsuch High School for Girls & Wallington High School for Girls, with whom we share longstanding expertise and passion for girls-only education."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Carshalton Girls' Sixth Form, we believe every student has the potential to excel. Our Key Stage 5 provision is designed to inspire, challenge and support you so that you can achieve your very best - both academically and personally. You're known and supported. Our expert staff understand your ambitions and work with you to achieve them."

The school runs after-school care.

On phones, the school says: "We would also like to remind families that mobile phones and other smart devices must not be used anywhere on the school site at any point during the school day."

In 2026, pupils at Carshalton High School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 62.3 in Sutton and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 72% in Sutton and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 52.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.42: pupils made above 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 38, against 57.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 195 families put Carshalton High School for Girls as their first choice and 872 named it as one of their preferences, for 267 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 30 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Carshalton High School for Girls are St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.4); Carshalton Boys Sports College (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); Greenshaw High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.5); and Wallington County Grammar School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 82).

Carshalton High School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Carshalton High School for Girls is one of 3 schools run by Girls' Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 210 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 89 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 71% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 9% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

25.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (32%), White British (31%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 135 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 20 (1.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Carshalton Station, about 170 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Colston Avenue (->w), 180 metres away.

In 2024/25, Carshalton High School for Girls issued 124 suspensions, 8.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Carshalton High School for Girls are Harris Junior Academy Carshalton (0.1 miles), Victor Seymour Infants' School (0.2 miles), St Mary's RC Infants School (0.2 miles) and Rushy Meadow Primary Academy (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.