Transfer to Secondary School 2019

Information Sheet
1. Information regarding the allocation of places for September 2019
The following table indicates how many places were allocated to each Sutton school under each
criterion and, where relevant, how far places were allocated to on distance.

Furthest Distance
Number allocated
Ability / Aptitude
Medical / Social
educational needs)

Looked After

Staff Child
SEN(special

Distance
Children

Banding

Siblings
Faith

(Km)
Comprehensive
Schools
Carshalton Boys 2 5 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 54 187 250 2.743
Sports College
Carshalton High 2 2 0 N/A 10 N/A N/A 35 203 252 4.072
School for Girls
Cheam High School 2 0 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 118 147 330 1.278
(Worcester Park places) (30) (0.549)
(Nonsuch Primary (30) (1.210)
School Places)
Glenthorne High School 8 N/A N/A N/A 26 228 N/A N/A N/A 262 N/A
(Worcester Park places)
Greenshaw High School 6 0 0 0 90 N/A N/A 113 146 355 1.245
Harris Academy Sutton 2 1 N/A 0 N/A N/A N/A 6 239 248 2.446
Overton Grange School 3 1 0 1 N/A N/A N/A 44 216 265 All
Stanley Park High 8 3 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 66 141 219 2.981
St Philomena’s Catholic 2 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 237 N/A N/A 239 N/A
High School for Girls
The John Fisher School 1 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 188 N/A N/A 189 N/A

Selective Schools
Nonsuch High School for 0 0 N/A N/A 210 N/A N/A N/A N/A 210 N/A
Girls
Sutton Grammar School 0 0 N/A N/A 150 N/A N/A N/A N/A 150 N/A
Wallington County 0 0 N/A 0 160 N/A N/A N/A N/A 160 N/A
Grammar School
Wallington High School 0 0 N/A N/A 210 N/A N/A N/A N/A 210 N/A
for Girls
Wilson’s School 0 N/A N/A N/A 209 N/A N/A N/A N/A 209 N/A

Selective schools The selective schools in Sutton are Nonsuch High School for Girls, Sutton
Grammar School, Wallington County Grammar School, Wallington High School for Girls and
Wilson’s School. For each of these schools places were allocated based on the result of a test. If
you wish to request more information on how your application was considered, you should contact
the school directly.
Faith schools The faith schools in Sutton are St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls and
The John Fisher School. Places at St Philomena’s were allocated based on religious commitment
and practice. Places at The John Fisher School were allocated based on a combination of siblings
and religious commitment and practice. If you wish to request more information on how your
application was considered you should contact the school directly.

2. Questions and Answers

Q. I have been offered a school place, what do I do now?

A. If you do not wish to accept this place, you need to let us know as soon as possible but definitely
by 15 March 2019 so that we can give the place to someone else. You must also reply by 15 March
2019 and let us know if you wish to accept. If you applied online please update your online
application, if you received a letter please return the reply slip to the address stated. Failure to reply
may result in your offer being withdrawn and the place being offered to another child. If you decline
the offer of a school place it will become your responsibility to secure an alternative school. Unless
you already have an offer at an alternative school, we advise you to accept the offer that you have
received until you get one at a school you prefer. Accepting an offer for a school that you might not
want does not prejudice your waiting list position or appeals for any higher preference school.

Q. Why have I been offered a school that I did not apply for?
A. We are required to offer schools that still have vacancies to children that were not eligible for any
of the schools that they had applied for. If you have received an offer for a school that you did not
apply for, your child’s name will automatically go on the waiting list for each school that you named
as a preference that they are eligible for. You also have the right of appeal. We would advise you to
accept our offer whilst you wait to see if you receive an offer at one of your preference schools from
the waiting list.

Q. Why have I been offered a school that is further away from the schools I applied for?
A. Some children, who were not eligible for any of the preference schools that they named on their
application, have been offered a place at another school that had vacancies remaining after the
initial allocation of places. It is possible that the school is further away than the other schools that
you applied for. It is not always possible to offer all children their closest school. It is advisable to
accept this offer whilst remaining on the waiting lists of preferred schools. Accepting this offer does
not affect your waiting list position or any appeal you may make.

Q. Why have I not been offered a place?

A. A small number of children were neither eligible for a school listed as a preference nor for a place
at a school with vacancies. If your child has not been offered a place, their name will automatically
go on the waiting list for each school that you named as a preference that they are eligible for. You
also have the right of appeal. You may also choose to go on the waiting lists for other schools. We
will continue to monitor the availability of places at local schools, and if a vacancy becomes available
we may offer it to you, even if it is not one of the preferences named on your application form.

Q. Why have some schools allocated more places than there are available at the school?
A. Some schools allocate more places than they have available because experience shows that a
number of parents will decline their offer each year. This enables the school to initially offer a higher
number of places than they have available, because they know that their number will reduce back
to their admission number by the beginning of term in September.

Q. How will I know where I am on the waiting lists?

A. Waiting list positions for Sutton schools will not be available until acceptance/decline slips have
been returned and processed by the Admissions Team. This process often frees up places that can
subsequently be offered to other children. Sutton schools will be able to give waiting list positions
after 16 March 2019. You may contact the school after this date to enquire but please do not contact
them before. For schools outside the London Borough of Sutton, you should contact the local
authority in which the school is situated after 16 March 2019, though they may refer you on to the
school.

3. Contact details for schools within Sutton (for rejection, waiting list or
appeal information)
Contact
School Web Address
Number
Carshalton Boys Sports College 020 8714 3100 http://www.carshaltonboys.org
Carshalton High School for Girls 020 8647 8294 http://www.chsg.org.uk
Cheam High School 020 8644 5790 http://www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk
Glenthorne High School 020 8644 6307 http://www.glenthorne.sutton.sch.uk
Greenshaw High School 020 8715 1001 http://www.greenshaw.co.uk
Harris Academy Sutton 020 3962 4500 http://www.harrissutton.org.uk
Nonsuch High School for Girls 020 8394 3400 http://www.nonsuchschool.org
Overton Grange School 020 8239 2383 http://www.overtongrange.sutton.sch.uk
St Philomena’s Catholic High
020 8642 2025 http://www.stphils.org.uk
School for Girls
Stanley Park High 020 8647 5842 http://www.stanleyparkhigh.org.uk
Sutton Grammar School for Boys 020 8642 3821 http://www.suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk
The John Fisher School 020 8660 4555 http://www.johnfisher.sutton.sch.uk
Wallington County Grammar
020 8647 2235 http://www.wcgs.org.uk
School
Wallington High School for Girls 020 8647 2380 http://www.wallingtongirls.sutton.sch.uk
Wilson’s School 020 8773 2931 http://www.wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk

4. Other local authority contact details

You can contact neighbouring local authorities on the numbers below, if you wish to enquire about
waiting lists or appeals for schools in their area.

Contact
Local Authority Web Address
Number
London Borough of Croydon 020 8726 6400 http://www.croydon.gov.uk/
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon
020 8547 4610 http://www.kingston.gov.uk/
Thames
London Borough of Merton 020 8274 4906 http://www.merton.gov.uk/
Surrey County Council 0300 200 1004 http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/
London Borough of Wandsworth 020 8871 7316 http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/