Voluntary aided school · Sutton

St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls

11–18Ages
1,425Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
103013URN

Shorts Road, Carshalton, SM5 3PS · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.1 below Sutton median (4.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in SuttonSelective

771 applications for 231 places · 10th of 15 in Sutton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.4of 90

Sutton 56.5 England 46.0

9th of 15 in Sutton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Year 7

1.1 below Sutton median (4.5) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

771 applications · 231 places offered · 235 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Sutton median median 4.5
2025 3.3; Sutton median median 4.5
2024 3.4; Sutton median median 4.7
2023 3.2; Sutton median median 4.4
2022 3.3; Sutton median median 4.1
2021 3.4; Sutton median median 5.8
2020 3.9; Sutton median median 4.0
2019 3.6; Sutton median median 3.9
2018 3.6; Sutton median median 3.7
2017 3.6; Sutton median median 4.0
2016 3.6; Sutton median median 3.6
2015 4.1; Sutton median median 4.1
2014 3.8; Sutton median median 4.3

More applications per place than the Sutton median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Sutton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	231	771	3.3	235	1.02
Sep 2025	230	752	3.3	225	0.98
Sep 2024	242	833	3.4	293	1.21
Sep 2023	260	836	3.2	293	1.13
Sep 2022	246	816	3.3	309	1.26
Sep 2021	238	807	3.4	250	1.05
Sep 2020	238	924	3.9	307	1.29
Sep 2019	237	843	3.6	253	1.07
Sep 2018	243	865	3.6	252	1.04
Sep 2017	232	836	3.6	265	1.14
Sep 2016	230	819	3.6	248	1.08
Sep 2015	202	835	4.1	271	1.34
Sep 2014	203	773	3.8	240	1.18

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

229 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.49th of 15 in Sutton

Sutton 56.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths58%11th of 15 in Sutton

Sutton 68% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%

Sutton 80% England 66%

This school
Sutton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.68

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	229	54.4	58%	80%	–
2024/25	230	57.2	60%	81%	–
2023/24	229	57.7	64%	86%	+0.68
2022/23	230	58.8	65%	84%	+0.60

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Philomena's Catholic High School for GirlsThis school
This school

Good2022

3.3applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Carshalton High School for Girls
0.6 km · Sutton

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
Sutton Grammar School
1.4 km · Sutton

Good2022

6.0applications per place 82.6Attainment 8 Selective
Wallington County Grammar School
1.5 km · Sutton

Remains Outstanding2022

6.0applications per place 82.0Attainment 8 Selective
Carshalton Boys Sports College
1.5 km · Sutton

Good2022

2.5applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Greenshaw High School
1.6 km · Sutton

Graded · no overall grade2024

7.1applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
Oaks Park High School
2.0 km · Sutton

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Overton Grange School
2.3 km · Sutton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Wallington High School for Girls
2.3 km · Sutton

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.9applications per place 80.3Attainment 8 Selective

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 103013 · 319/5406
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,549 pupils · 1,425 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Shorts Road, Carshalton, SM5 3PS
Local authority: Sutton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources