Carshalton Boys Sports College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,539 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0
Free schools
Harris Academy Sutton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,294of 1,295 places
- Free school meals
- 12.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 205
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 8 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 193 pupils who finished Year 11 at Harris Academy Sutton in 2023, 66% stayed on in Harris Academy Sutton’s own sixth form (Sutton average 68%), 23% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 58.2 against 46.1 across England and 59.3 in Sutton, with 70% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 66% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 2% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Sutton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Harris Academy Sutton | Sutton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 193 | 3,278 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 96% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 94% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 66% | 68% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 23% | 20% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 1% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Harris Academy Sutton | Sutton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.2 | 59.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 68% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 82% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 68% | 57% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.44 | 5.47 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 15% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 45.9 | 41.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 60.3 | 63.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 21% | 29% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 205 | 100% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 88% |
| English Literature | 204 | 100% | 86% | 28% | 21% | 86% |
| Mathematics | 204 | 100% | 88% | 51% | 22% | 90% |
| Spanish | 135 | 66% | 19% | 24% | 27% | 77% |
| History | 110 | 54% | 41% | 52% | 26% | 89% |
| Physics | 106 | 52% | 23% | 49% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 106 | 52% | 23% | 43% | 47% | 99% |
| Biology | 106 | 52% | 23% | 45% | 45% | 99% |
| Combined Science | 95 | 46% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 63% |
| Business Studies | 88 | 43% | 18% | 35% | 20% | 80% |
| Geography | 88 | 43% | 41% | 39% | 25% | 91% |
| Computer Science | 61 | 30% | 13% | 59% | 30% | 92% |
| Religious Studies | 39 | 19% | 31% | 59% | 32% | 95% |
| Design and Technology | 37 | 18% | 11% | 11% | 23% | 73% |
| Physical Education | 31 | 15% | 11% | 23% | 24% | 74% |
| Statistics | 31 | 15% | 5% | 84% | 20% | 100% |
| Citizenship Studies | 30 | 15% | 3% | 43% | 19% | 83% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 28 | 14% | 8% | 25% | 21% | 79% |
| Fine Art | 24 | 12% | 9% | 29% | 28% | 75% |
| Drama | 20 | 10% | 7% | 5% | 27% | 75% |
| Dance | 15 | 7% | 1% | 13% | 27% | 80% |
| Music | 13 | 6% | 5% | 31% | 33% | 69% |
| Latin | 7 | 3% | 1% | 29% | 74% | 86% |
| Chinese | 6 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Turkish | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Arabic | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Persian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| French | 1 | 0% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 19 | 18% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Harris Academy Sutton | Sutton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 247 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 105 | 2,112 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.43 | 42.26 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 23% | 41% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 52 | 50% | 31% |
| Psychology | 32 | 30% | 23% |
| Biology | 27 | 26% | 20% |
| Economics | 23 | 22% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 22% | 17% |
| History | 21 | 20% | 13% |
| Politics | 18 | 17% | 6% |
| Physics | 18 | 17% | 12% |
| Philosophy | 15 | 14% | 1% |
| Business Studies | 13 | 12% | 13% |
| Sociology | 13 | 12% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 10% | 5% |
| English Literature | 9 | 9% | 11% |
| Geography | 7 | 7% | 10% |
| Product Design | 6 | 6% | 2% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Dance | — | — | 0% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 8 | 8% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 7 | 7% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.