Greenholm School
95 Brighton Road, Sutton, SM2 5SJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Pitts
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 135801
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086611419
About this school
Greenholm School is an independent special school in Sutton. It teaches children aged 11 to 20 and has 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Greenholm School 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
Greenholm School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2009, 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 | 15 | 23 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 4.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
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 Greenholm School 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 | 4.7 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.8 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
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
- 114
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchard Hill College0.5 miles
Other types · Sutton
-
Grove Road School0.5 miles
Special schools · Sutton
-
Seaton House School0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Sutton High School GDST0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Sutton College of Learning for Adults0.6 miles
Other types · Sutton
Other schools in Sutton
- Grove Road School Special schools
- Orchard Hill College Other types
- The Limes College Academies
- Thomas Wall Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary Academy Primary
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Devonshire Primary School Primary
- Manor Park Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greenholm School teach?
- Greenholm School teaches children aged 11 to 20. It is a special school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenholm School?
- The headteacher of Greenholm School is Mr Chris Pitts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenholm School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Greenholm School 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 many pupils are at Greenholm School?
- Greenholm School has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 20.
- Is Greenholm School full?
- Greenholm School has capacity for 120 pupils and 114 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Greenholm School a faith school?
- No. Greenholm School has no designated religious character.
- How have Greenholm School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.7 in 2022/23 and 4.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Greenholm School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenholm School'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.