Greenholm School, Sutton

Special
Other independent special school
Mixed
Ages 1120

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Chris Pitts
Pupils:114 / 120 capacity
LA:Sutton
Phone:02086611419
Address:95 Brighton Road, Sutton, SM2 5SJ
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:17 February 2009

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Inspected 15 July 2025View full report
URN:135801
UKPRN:10027337
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Sutton and Cheam
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Greenholm School excels at understanding each pupil as an individual, using this knowledge to provide personalised emotional support and help pupils settle quickly and feel safe. The school offers an outstanding range of life-skills learning and enrichment activities - from travel training and budgeting to theatre visits and music lessons - that prepare students exceptionally well for adulthood. With outstanding behaviour management and sixth-form work experience placements, the school successfully develops pupils' independence, confidence and readiness for their next steps.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding behaviour and personal development with staff using personalised support to help pupils manage emotions effectively
  • Excellent reading programme with new phonics approach that helps pupils become confident, fluent readers
  • Comprehensive enrichment activities including sports, Shakespeare, school enterprises, museum visits, theatre trips and music lessons
  • Strong sixth-form provision with personalised pathways, work experience placements and support for employment readiness
  • Robust behaviour management training for staff enabling minimal classroom interruptions and positive learning attitudes

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching adaptations and resources are not always precisely tailored to individual pupil needs, sometimes lacking the right support for pupils to practise and develop their knowledge and skills
  • Some aspects of the school's work lack strategic oversight, leading to inconsistencies in the quality of provision across the curriculum

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and honest culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Sporting competitions, performing Shakespeare, school enterprises, weekly learning in the community, visits to museums, theatre trips, learning to play musical instruments, school council, eco-committee, sixth-form work experience placements

Greenholm School is an independent special school for pupils with autism that prioritises preparing students for their futures with high aspirations for academic, social and personal achievement. The school maintains a calm, settled environment where pupils feel safe and typically achieve well.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

17 responses
Would recommend88%
Child is happy82%
Well taught82%
Good progress88%
Feels safe82%
Well behaved82%
Bullying dealt with24%
Kept informed82%
Handles concerns82%
Wider development88%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Sutton Station (Entrance)
759m · 12 min walk
Sutton (London) Rail Station
761m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Devonshire Avenue (Stop B)
37m · 1 min walk
Egmont Road (Stop V)
136m · 2 min walk
Brighton Road / Cavendish Road (Stop C)
302m · 5 min walk
Gatton Close (Stop W)
344m · 6 min walk
Langley Park Road (->W)
388m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

114 pupils

120 capacity

6 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Sutton

High pressure
New homes approved:757
Projected new pupils:136

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sutton

Admissions Demand - Sutton

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

3,511

Applications

2,760

Got 1st preference

72.0%

Got preferred school

96.9%

Secondary admissions across Sutton (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

15 July 2025
15 November 2022
19 September 2019

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