Side by side
Carshalton Boys Sports College and Sutton Grammar School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Carshalton Boys Sports College takes ages 11 to 19; Sutton Grammar School takes ages 11 to 18.
- Carshalton Boys Sports College has 1,539 pupils; Sutton Grammar School has 1,061.
- The two schools are 1.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Carshalton Boys Sports College | Sutton Grammar School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Boys DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,539 DfE register | 1,061 DfE register |
| Borough | Sutton DfE register | Sutton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 190 first preferences for 265 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 128 first preferences for 160 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 18 October 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 22 June 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 45 (2024/25) DfE | 80.3 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 44% (2024/25) DfE | 99% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | C+ (2024/25) DfE | A- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 34.9 (2024/25) DfE | 47.6 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | 99% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 30.5% DfE register | 1.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 27% school census 2024/25 | 36.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12.9% school census 2024/25 | 6.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.1 DfE workforce census | 18.1 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 9.5% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.8% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.