| Glenthorne High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Sutton Common Road ,, SM3 9PS | |
| Coordinates | 51°22′51″N0°12′02″W / 51.38077°N 0.20052°W /51.38077; -0.20052 |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Achievement for all |
| Established | 1933; 93 years ago (1933) |
| Department for Education URN | 136914Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Sarah Peacock |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,758 as of November 2021[update] |
| Houses | Rollason, Turing, Morris, Seacole |
| Website | www |
Glenthorne High School is a non-selectivemixedsecondary school andsixth form located in theSutton Common area ofSutton in theLondon Borough of Sutton, England.[1]
The school was first established in 1933 on Glastonbury Road in Sutton. It moved to the Sutton Common Road site in 1958, and at this time was calledSutton Common County Secondary Girls' School. The school changed its name to Glenthorne in 1982, and in 1993 it became coeducational.[2] The school was converted toacademy status in July 2011, and was previously afoundation school administered bySutton London Borough Council. The schools continues to coordinate with Sutton London Borough Council for admissions.
Glenthorne High School offersGCSEs,BTECs,OCR Nationals and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils,[3] while students in the sixth form have the option to study a range ofA Levels and further BTECs.[4] The school specialises in the arts and has dedicated resources and facilities to support the specialism.[5]
The school librarian is Lucas Maxwell, who was named Librarian of the Year in 2017 by theSchool Library Association.[6] Maxwell was also awarded aBritish Empire Medal in 2024 for his services to education.[7]
The school and twenty-four of itsYear 7 students were featured in theChannel 4 documentaryThe School That Tried To End Racism. The 11 and 12 year olds were aided to uncover and eradicate hidden racial biases as well as expand their knowledge of racism and white privilege through various social experiments.[8] The documentary won the2021British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) Award for Reality and Constructed Factual.[9]
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