Sutton High School A GSG School
- Sutton High School
55 Cheam Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 2AX - Head: Beth Dawson
- T 020 8642 0594
- F 020 8642 2014
- E [email protected]
- W www.suttonhigh.gdst.net/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Sutton
- Pupils: 547; sixth formers: 84
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £20,313 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Sutton High Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
You’ll be hard pushed to find a parent that doesn’t reference the pastoral offering as the key strength of the school. ‘Girls don’t feel under pressure to be a certain way or certain type here and they’re very supportive of each other,’ said one. Girls and parents alike praise teachers for ‘going well beyond the call of duty’ – with staff always available, including out of hours by email and running subject clinics where necessary. We can vouch for the fact that it serves excellent food, with the fish pie we were served easily of dinner party standard...
What the school says...
Sutton High School provides an academically rigorous and challenging education for girls within the framework of a caring and supportive community, where there is no embarrassment in working hard or being successful. The vast majority of leavers secure their first choice universities including Oxbridge. But this is no academic hot-house. There is a raft of extracurricular activities - Art, Drama, Music and Sport, as well as a wide range of exciting trips at home and overseas. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2019, Beth Dawson. Previously deputy head since 2017. A local lass, she graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama where she studied drama with education. Has taught in both the state and independent sector including at Reigate Grammar, Surbiton High and Emanuel in Wandsworth. A keen singer, she has sung in several choirs and ensembles and also loves the theatre.
Entrance
Around three applications for every place at year 7. Entrance by 11+ examination in maths, English and online maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning tests plus an interview with a senior member of staff. At 16+ (when around 10 new girls join) entrance test consists of verbal reasoning test, quantitative reasoning paper and informal interview with one of the senior leadership team. At least eight GCSEs, with grade 7s or above in A...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
In both Junior and Senior School the Learning Support Co-ordinator works with staff to ensure that teaching meets the special needs of those girls who have been identified by the educational psychologist as having dyslexia or dyspraxia. In Junior School individual EAL support and dyslexia provision is available from two specialists. In Senior School individual EAL support is available from a specialist and girls wishing to take 9 rather than 10 GCSE's receive Study Support from the Learning Support Co-ordinator. Teachers have many years' experience with gifted and talented children. The range of extra-curricular activities and the challenges inherent in the teaching and learning approach ensures gifted and talented pupils thrive.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Study Preparatory School | 2023 | 2 |
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