Greenshaw High School
Grennell Road, Sutton, SM1 3DY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick House
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,970
- Pupils on roll
- 1,977
- URN
- 136800
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087151001
About this school
Greenshaw High School is a secondary academy in Sutton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,977 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenshaw High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 297 | 294 | 302 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.8 | 55.0 | 57.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.63 +0.46 to +0.79 | +0.38 +0.21 to +0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 66% | 70.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 81.6% | 82.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 39.8% | 38.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
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 Greenshaw High 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 | 57.8 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.7 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,881 |
| 2023/24 | 1,927 |
| 2024/25 | 1,961 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenshaw High School compares
Greenshaw High School ranked 8th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.7 | 7.4% | 30.1% | 1,977 | — |
| Carshalton Boys Sports College | 45 | 9.5% | 31.4% | 1,539 | 0.4 miles |
| Carshalton High School for Girls | 52.4 | 8.2% | 28.5% | 1,394 | 0.8 miles |
| Sutton Grammar School | 80.3 | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,061 | 0.8 miles |
| Glenthorne High School | 61.6 | 5.9% | 15.6% | 1,754 | 0.8 miles |
| St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | 57.2 | 5.7% | 18.1% | 1,425 | 1.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.12%
- English as an additional language
- 31.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.41%
- Persistent absence
- 18.96%
Location
Nearby schools
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Carshalton Boys Sports College0.4 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Carshalton High School for Girls0.8 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
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Sutton Grammar School0.8 miles
Secondary · Sutton
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Glenthorne High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
Other schools in Sutton
Greenshaw High School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Sutton.
- Cheam High School Secondary
- Glenthorne High School Secondary
- Harris Academy Sutton Secondary
- Nonsuch High School for Girls 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 Greenshaw High School teach?
- Greenshaw High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenshaw High School?
- The headteacher of Greenshaw High School is Mr Nick House, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenshaw High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenshaw High School, 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 Greenshaw High School?
- Greenshaw High School has 1,977 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Greenshaw High School full?
- Greenshaw High School has capacity for 1,970 pupils and 1,977 on roll (100%), 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 Greenshaw High School a faith school?
- No. Greenshaw High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Greenshaw High School a selective school?
- No. Greenshaw High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Greenshaw High School part of an academy trust?
- Greenshaw High School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Greenshaw High School have?
- The schools register lists Greenshaw High School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Greenshaw High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.8 in 2022/23 and 57.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenshaw High School compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Greenshaw High School ranked 8th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenshaw High School's absence rate?
- Greenshaw High School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenshaw High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenshaw High 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 1 July 2026.