Greenshaw High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
Outstanding
Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sutton
Unique reference
136800
Address
Grennell Road, SM1 3DY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1961 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
55.2%
Girls
44.8%
First language not English
31.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.1%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 29%
Other Asian 17.1%
Mixed 10.1%
African 9.6%
Other White 9.5%
Pakistani 7.2%
Indian 6.8%
Other 3.4%
Chinese 3%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 38%
Local authority average 57%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 71%
Local authority average 68%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 57.6
Local authority average 59.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.16
Local authority average 5.47
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE26
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE14
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE125
Business Studies:SingleGCSE3
ChemistryGCSE125
ChineseGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE3
DanceGCSE4
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Greenshaw High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
357
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
475
2nd preference
449
3rd preference
453
From another Local Authority
818
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
232
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
44
To another Local Authority
61
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
318
160
158
Year 8
315
184
131
Year 9
317
176
141
Year 10
314
182
132
Year 11
303
162
141
Year 12
206
109
97
Year 13
188
109
79
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
93.2%
85.5%
Further education
30.0%
19.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
62.0%
69.7%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
3.6%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.7%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
2.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
88.0%
84.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
43.0%
47.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022