Nonsuch High School for Girls
Ewell Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GIRLS' LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Alexis Williamson
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,283
- Pupils on roll
- 1,494
- URN
- 136795
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083943400
About this school
Nonsuch High School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Sutton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,494 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nonsuch High School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 206 | 209 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 82.3 | 81.3 | 80.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.11 +0.91 to +1.31 | +1.02 +0.83 to +1.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 99% | 98.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 99.5% | 99.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 69.9% | 73.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
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 Nonsuch High School for Girls 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 | 82.3 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 81.3 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 80.5 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,521 |
| 2023/24 | 1,522 |
| 2024/25 | 1,494 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nonsuch High School for Girls compares
Nonsuch High School for Girls ranked 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80.5 | 4.3% | 7% | 1,494 | — |
| Cheam High School | 50.7 | 7.4% | 16% | 2,119 | 0.8 miles |
| Overton Grange School | 46.8 | 9% | 28.9% | 1,092 | 1.2 miles |
| Harris Academy Sutton | 58.2 | 5% | 18.1% | 1,294 | 1.4 miles |
| Glyn School | 56 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 1,723 | 1.6 miles |
| Sutton Grammar School | 80.3 | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,061 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 25 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.02%
- English as an additional language
- 50.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 8.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheam High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Overton Grange School1.2 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Harris Academy Sutton1.4 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Glyn School1.6 miles
Secondary · Epsom
-
Sutton Grammar School1.6 miles
Secondary · Sutton
Other schools in Sutton
Nonsuch High School for Girls ranks 1st of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Sutton.
- Cheam High School Secondary
- Glenthorne High School Secondary
- Greenshaw High School Secondary
- Harris Academy Sutton Secondary
- Overton Grange School Secondary
- Sutton Grammar School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Nonsuch High School for Girls teach?
- Nonsuch High School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sutton.
- Who is the head teacher of Nonsuch High School for Girls?
- The head teacher of Nonsuch High School for Girls is Mrs Alexis Williamson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nonsuch High School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nonsuch High School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Nonsuch High School for Girls?
- Nonsuch High School for Girls has 1,494 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Nonsuch High School for Girls full?
- Nonsuch High School for Girls has capacity for 1,283 pupils and 1,494 on roll (116%), so it is at or above 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 Nonsuch High School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Nonsuch High School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Nonsuch High School for Girls a selective school?
- Yes. Nonsuch High School for Girls is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Nonsuch High School for Girls part of an academy trust?
- Nonsuch High School for Girls is part of GIRLS' LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nonsuch High School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 82.3 in 2022/23 and 80.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nonsuch High School for Girls compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Nonsuch High School for Girls ranked 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nonsuch High School for Girls's absence rate?
- Nonsuch High School for Girls's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nonsuch High School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nonsuch High School for Girls'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 1 July 2026.