Sutton High School GDST
55 Cheam Road, Sutton, SM1 2AX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Beth Dawson
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 878
- URN
- 103022
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086420594
About this school
Sutton High School GDST is a girls' independent school in Sutton. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 878 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sutton High School GDST under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Sutton High School GDST has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 72 | 85 | 93 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 38.2 | 39.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sutton High School GDST has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.2 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.1 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 847 |
| 2023/24 | 923 |
| 2024/25 | 913 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 8
- Pupils on SEN support
- 113
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton College of Learning for Adults0.1 miles
Other types · Sutton
-
Grove Road School0.2 miles
Special schools · Sutton
-
Orchard Hill College0.2 miles
Other types · Sutton
-
Homefield Preparatory School0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
The Limes College0.3 miles
Academies · Sutton
Common questions
- What year groups does Sutton High School GDST teach?
- Sutton High School GDST teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Sutton.
- Who is the headmistress of Sutton High School GDST?
- The headmistress of Sutton High School GDST is Mrs Beth Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sutton High School GDST been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sutton High School GDST under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Sutton High School GDST?
- Sutton High School GDST has 878 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Sutton High School GDST full?
- Sutton High School GDST has capacity for 950 pupils and 878 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sutton High School GDST a faith school?
- No. Sutton High School GDST has no designated religious character.
- How have Sutton High School GDST's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.2 in 2022/23 and 39.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sutton High School GDST's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton High School GDST's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.