Greenshaw High School, Sutton

In its own words: "We hope these pages enable you to understand what we feel makes this school exceptional: high expectations for students of all abilities; a forward looking and rich curriculum; and a clear focus on preparing young people for the wide variety of challenges that life in the twenty-first century might present."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Greenshaw High School, a school at which I am very proud to have worked at for the last two decades. I am delighted at how hard our students and staff work to ensure the best academic results, while I am equally proud that we have happy students and staff in our school."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Greenshaw High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 62.3 in Sutton and 47 across England.

68% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 72% in Sutton and 47% in England.

That is down from 57.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: 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 43.7, against 62.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.6 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 455 families put Greenshaw High School as their first choice and 2339 named it as one of their preferences, for 332 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 252 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Greenshaw High School are Carshalton Boys Sports College (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); Carshalton High School for Girls (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.7); Sutton Grammar School (0.8 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 82.6); and Glenthorne High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 63.6).

Greenshaw High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Greenshaw High School is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48 in 2024/25.

162 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Greenshaw High School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

Of the 294 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 185 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 75% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 33% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

30.6% 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 (29%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 148 pupils (7.5%) received SEN support and 64 (3.2%) 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.

Greenshaw High School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 32 places, 32 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Sutton Common Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edinburgh Road (->w), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Greenshaw High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 499 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sutton (324), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Greenshaw High School issued 176 suspensions, 9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Greenshaw High School are All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School (0.5 miles), Rushy Meadow Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base (0.5 miles) and Tweeddale Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.