Glenthorne High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 25 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Unique reference
- 136914
- Address
- Sutton Common Road, SM3 9PS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1758 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 23.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.5%
White British 41.6%
Mixed 10.9%
Other White 9.8%
Other Asian 8.6%
Indian 5.9%
Pakistani 5.7%
African 5.1%
Chinese 4.4%
Other 2.4%
Unclassified 2.2%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.75
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.51
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 66%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 73%
Local authority average 69%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 61.4
Local authority average 59.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.74
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 65 |
| Biology | GCSE | 122 |
Admissions
Glenthorne High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 467
- 2nd preference
- 423
- 3rd preference
- 351
- From another Local Authority
- 461
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 290 128 162 |
| Year 8 | 289 121 168 |
| Year 9 | 289 150 139 |
| Year 10 | 277 130 147 |
| Year 11 | 260 121 139 |
| Year 12 | 191 109 82 |
| Year 13 | 162 86 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 94.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 18.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 70.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 4.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 1.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 78.0% 83.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 21.0% 43.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 19.0% 38.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 3.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 1.7% |