OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
25 January 2023
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Sutton
Trust
GIRLS' LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
1,394
1,394 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,394
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
1.5 pts
above England
School
26.3%
Sutton
16.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
5.2 pts
above England
School
25.5%
Sutton
34.2%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
Sutton
1.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Asian background
12.8%
179
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
101
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
85
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
11.1%
155 of
1,394 pupils
9.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
9.7%
135 pupils
England
14.8%
5.1 pts
below
EHC plans
1.4%
20 pupils
England
6.0%
4.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health
35
Other difficulty or disability
33
Specific learning difficulty
30
Autistic spectrum disorder
23
Speech, language & communication
19
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
8.21%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.99 pts
higher than
England
School
8.21%
Sutton
6.01%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
23.09%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.27 pts
higher than
England
School
23.09%
Sutton
15.08%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
2.86%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.05 pts
higher than
England
School
2.86%
Sutton
1.60%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
116.5%
24.1 pts
above England
Carshalton High School for Girls
116.5%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.