Carshalton Boys Sports College
Winchcombe Road, Carshalton, SM5 1RW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- CARSHALTON BOYS SPORTS COLLEGE
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Barber
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,197
- Pupils on roll
- 1,539
- URN
- 136799
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087143100
About this school
Carshalton Boys Sports College is a boys' secondary academy in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,539 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carshalton Boys Sports College, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 217 | 251 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | 45.0 | 45.0 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.19 to +0.19 | -0.14 -0.31 to +0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 39% | 43.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 66.9% | 67.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 66.9% | 68.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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 Carshalton Boys Sports College 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 | 45.4 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,479 |
| 2023/24 | 1,502 |
| 2024/25 | 1,521 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carshalton Boys Sports College compares
Carshalton Boys Sports College ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45 | 9.5% | 31.4% | 1,539 | — |
| Greenshaw High School | 57.7 | 7.4% | 30.1% | 1,977 | 0.4 miles |
| Carshalton High School for Girls | 52.4 | 8.2% | 28.5% | 1,394 | 0.6 miles |
| St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | 57.2 | 5.7% | 18.1% | 1,425 | 1.0 miles |
| Harris Academy Morden | 46.6 | 7.9% | 46.6% | 873 | 1.0 miles |
| Sutton Grammar School | 80.3 | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,061 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.35%
- English as an additional language
- 27%
- Overall absence
- 9.51%
- Persistent absence
- 29.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenshaw High School0.4 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Carshalton High School for Girls0.6 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Harris Academy Morden1.0 miles
Secondary · Morden
-
Sutton Grammar School1.1 miles
Secondary · Sutton
Other schools in Carshalton
- Carshalton High School for Girls Secondary
- Oaks Park High School Secondary
- St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls Secondary
- All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hedges Primary School Primary
- Green Wrythe Primary School Primary
- Harris Junior Academy Carshalton Primary
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base Primary
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's RC Infants School Primary
- St Mary's RC Junior School Primary
- Stanley Park Infants School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Carshalton Boys Sports College teach?
- Carshalton Boys Sports College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Carshalton.
- Who is the headteacher of Carshalton Boys Sports College?
- The headteacher of Carshalton Boys Sports College is Mr Simon Barber, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carshalton Boys Sports College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carshalton Boys Sports College, 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 Carshalton Boys Sports College?
- Carshalton Boys Sports College has 1,539 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Carshalton Boys Sports College full?
- Carshalton Boys Sports College has capacity for 1,197 pupils and 1,539 on roll (129%), 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 Carshalton Boys Sports College a faith school?
- No. Carshalton Boys Sports College has no designated religious character.
- Is Carshalton Boys Sports College a selective school?
- No. Carshalton Boys Sports College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Carshalton Boys Sports College part of an academy trust?
- Carshalton Boys Sports College is part of CARSHALTON BOYS SPORTS COLLEGE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Carshalton Boys Sports College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.4 in 2022/23 and 45 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carshalton Boys Sports College compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Carshalton Boys Sports College ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carshalton Boys Sports College's absence rate?
- Carshalton Boys Sports College's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carshalton Boys Sports College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carshalton Boys Sports College'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.