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Glenthorne High School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 64 63.6 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
63.6 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
80.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
42.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.75 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 61.6[6] 75.2%[6]
2023/24 60.8[4] 76.2%[4] +0.75[4]
2022/23 61.4[7] 73%[7] +0.75[7]
2021/22 63.3[8] 82%[8] +0.78[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
19.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[10] 22.3%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 23%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 33.3%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 17.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
69% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
3% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
21% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[15] 59%[15] 2%[15] 27%[15] 1%[15] 3%[15]
2020/21 96%[16] 68%[16] 2%[16] 20%[16] 2%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 65%[17] 3%[17] 22%[17] 3%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 96%[18] 63%[18] 1%[18] 26%[18] 4%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[19]
Education
65% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
18% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[20] 78%[20] 3%[20] 10%[20]
2020/21 88%[21] 68%[21] 4%[21] 16%[21]
2019/20 86%[22] 66%[22] 4%[22] 16%[22]
2018/19 89%[23] 59%[23] 5%[23] 25%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
85% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
34% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
19% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 73%[26] 23%[26]
2019/20 78%[25] 21%[25] 19%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 71%[27] 17%[27] 12%[27] 1%[27]
2017/18 54%[28] 3%[28] 2%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
6 Jan 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
23 Mar 2026[29]
Inclusion
Exceptional[29]
Achievement
Strong standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
24 Nov 2021[30] S5 Inspection[30] Good[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
7.8 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
2001 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
481 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
255 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1867[31] 442[31] 237[31] 7.9[31] 1.9[31]
Entry Sept 2024 1804[31] 467[31] 238[31] 7.6[31] 2.0[31]
Entry Sept 2023 1932[31] 531[31] 243[31] 8.0[31] 2.2[31]
Entry Sept 2022 1834[31] 490[31] 279[31] 6.6[31] 1.8[31]

Admissions

Catchment, as the policy words it
Children living 1.5 kilometres or under from the junction of Langley Avenue, Boscombe Road, Dorchester Road and Clarkes Avenue in Worcester Park Entry Sept 2027[32]
Test registration closes
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Test registration opens
1 Jul 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Entrance test
English and Maths banding tests Entry Sept 2027[32]
Entrance test date
21 Nov 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1558[1]
Trust
THE WILLOW LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Sutton[1]
Website
http://www.glenthorne.sutton.sch.uk/[1]
District
Sutton[33]
Postcode
SM3 9PS[1]
URN
136914[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1782 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
25.1% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
8.5% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
4.4% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
15.6% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
46.9%[35]
Mixed
9.2%[35]
Asian
31.6%[35]
Black
7.3%[35]
Any other ethnic group
2.6%[35]
Unclassified
2.4%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Typically, pupils achieve well in national tests and examinations over time, making strong progress incrementally through the school's curriculum.[36]
Warmth
Their high levels of respect for others and dedication to their learning help to make the school a harmonious community in which pupils flourish.[36]
Pastoral care
Leaders’ exceptionally well-coordinated and personalised system of pastoral support helps to ensure that pupils' individual needs are identified and met. Pastoral support is highly personalised, helping pupils overcome challenges, attend regularly and feel secure.[36]
Behaviour
Classrooms and social areas are calm and orderly. Pupils’ learning is free from disruption.[36]
Learning support
Pupils with education, health and care plans, including those in the additionally resourced provision and others with more complex needs, flourish. The school’s careers programme for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is seen as a beacon of excellence[36]
Enrichment
The school provides an uncommonly extensive programme of cultural and creative opportunities.[36]
Pupil voice
Older pupils act as tremendous role models, including as ‘House Buddies’ and when running societies for younger pupils.[36]
Diversity
The school’s culture of inclusivity is of the highest quality.[36]
Sport
Pupils participate in performing arts, media, visual arts and sports through a vast programme of extra-curricular clubs, Saturday school and regular performances.[36]
Performing arts
Pupils' talents and interests are nurtured, with particular importance placed on the arts, in which pupils perform at an exceptionally high level.[36]
Visual arts
Pupils participate in performing arts, media, visual arts and sports through a vast programme of extra-curricular clubs, Saturday school and regular performances.[36]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  27. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  31. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  32. glenthorne.sutton.sch.uk: glenthorne.sutton.sch.uk document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (6)
    Children who live 1.5 kilometres or under from the junction of Langley Avenue, Boscombe Road, Dorchester Road and Clarkes Avenue in Worcester Park (the "Specified Junction") will be ranked in the band in which they fall (p. 5)
    Applicants who have not registered by 31st October 2026 will not be invited to attend the English and Maths banding tests. (p. 2)
    All parents/carers who wish to register their children for the English and Maths banding tests must complete the on-line web form by Saturday 31st October 2026. (p. 2)
    The registration process is open from Wednesday 1st July 2026. (p. 2)
    All applicants who have fully completed the on-line web form through the school's website by 31st October 2026 will be invited to sit an English and Maths banding test on Saturday 21st November 2026. (p. 2)
    All applicants unable to sit the English and Maths banding tests on Saturday 21st November 2026 due to illness or holiday will be invited to a second and final testing opportunity on Friday 27 th November 2026. (p. 2)
  33. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  34. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  35. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  36. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (13)
    Pupils participate in performing arts, media, visual arts and sports through a vast programme of extra-curricular clubs, Saturday school and regular performances (p. 3)
    Their high levels of respect for others and dedication to their learning help to make the school a harmonious community in which pupils flourish (p. 6)
    Typically, pupils achieve well in national tests and examinations over time, making strong progress incrementally through the school's curriculum (p. 6)
    Leaders' exceptionally well-coordinated and personalised system of pastoral support helps to ensure that pupils' individual needs are identified and met (p. 2)
    Pastoral support is highly personalised, helping pupils overcome challenges, attend regularly and feel secure (p. 6)
    Classrooms and social areas are calm and orderly (p. 4)
    Pupils' learning is free from disruption (p. 4)
    The school's culture of inclusivity is of the highest quality (p. 6)
    The school provides an uncommonly extensive programme of cultural and creative opportunities (p. 3)
    Older pupils act as tremendous role models, including as 'House Buddies' and when running societies for younger pupils (p. 6)
    Pupils' talents and interests are nurtured, with particular importance placed on the arts, in which pupils perform at an exceptionally high level (p. 3)
    Pupils with education, health and care plans, including those in the additionally resourced provision and others with more complex needs, flourish (p. 2)
    The school's careers programme for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is seen as a beacon of excellence (p. 3)