Carshalton Boys Sports College
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Sutton
Winchcombe Road, Carshalton, SM5 1RW
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/10/2022
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
29.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,539
Capacity used
Over capacity129%
1,197 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
191 of 211 families who put it first got an offer
263
Places offered
708
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 211 | 191 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 147 | 26 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 128 | 27 | ● 21% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 222 | 19 | ● 9% |
| Total | 708 | 263 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 145 applications came from outside the council area (27 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Barber
- Address
- Winchcombe Road, Carshalton, SM5 1RW
- Phone
- 02087143100
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- St Helier West · Carshalton and Wallington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136799
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CARSHALTON BOYS SPORTS COLLEGE
1,539 pupils · 1,197 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
18 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,284 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.86 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 234 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.94 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 115 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 230 | 20% | 57% | 77% | |
| English Language | 230 | 14% | 43% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 229 | 12% | 49% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 165 | 1% | 19% | 45% | |
| Spanish | 161 | 19% | 47% | 66% | |
| Geography | 135 | 24% | 53% | 59% | |
| History | 86 | 17% | 50% | 53% | |
| Biology | 63 | 35% | 92% | 97% | |
| Physics | 61 | 49% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 61 | 28% | 85% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 52 | 19% | 52% | 73% | |
| Physical Education | 38 | 42% | 79% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 32 | 19% | 44% | 56% | |
| Psychology | 29 | 3% | 3% | 41% | |
| Economics | 24 | 4% | 8% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 11% | 16% | 37% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 0% | 13% | 75% | |
| Physics | 14 | 14% | 36% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 0% | 29% | 57% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 9% | 9% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 11 | 18% | 55% | 73% | |
| Government and Politics | 9 | 11% | 33% | 78% | |
| History | 8 | 13% | 38% | 63% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12819: Carshalton Boys Sports College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sutton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.