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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Sutton High School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Sutton High School
Sutton High School is an independent girls' day school in London that uses the Quest Admissions exam board for its single-stage 11+ entrance exam. There is no interview stage in the admissions process. Part of the Girls' Day School Trust, the school offers a solid academic environment without a tradition-bound atmosphere.
Sutton High is worth a look for a family wanting solid, single-sex academics without a stuffy, tradition-bound atmosphere. Despite sitting in a borough well known for its selective state grammars, the school has built a strong identity of its own: the Good Schools Guide praised it as a place where true inclusivity trumps stuffy traditions. It is an independent girls' day school for three to eighteen, part of the Girls' Day School Trust.
It opened on Thursday 17 January 1884 with eighty girls in Park House, a Victorian villa on Cheam Road, and then spent a century growing along the street by buying the houses next door. That is why it sits on two addresses today, the senior school on Cheam Road and the prep round the corner on Grove Road, sharing a dining hall between them. Above the original front door were the words This Door Opens Outwards, and the school's logo still comes from that 1886 door.
Entry at eleven is an online test in maths, English and reasoning, then a cookie break, then a taster lesson taught by a senior school teacher. About three quarters of Year 7 comes up from the prep, so the intake from outside is small. New girls go into one of five forms of about twenty, each with two form tutors, and are paired with an older girl. One parent said the school 'is extraordinary in making neuro-diversity ordinary', another that her daughter 'has friends who live in flats and those who live in mansions'. Lunch is cramped and noisy. It suits a girl who would rather be interesting than polished.
Key facts
Annual fees
Senior School (Years 7-11) £8,729 per term for 2026/27. The school states fees are inclusive of VAT where applicable. Lunches are not included and are compulsory from Reception to Year 11 at £322 per term. Non-refundable registration fee £150 (£240 for overseas candidates). Deposit £1,000 for the Senior School (£5,000 overseas), retained until the pupil leaves.
Admissions
Admissions contact
admissions@sut.gdst.net
Admissions phone
020 8225 3001
Registration form
https://suttonhighschoolgdst.applicaa.com/9
Sibling policy
What this school tests
11+ Entrance Examination
English
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Match to a Group of Figures
- Most Like Three Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Odd Shaped Matrices
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Alphabet Logic
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert 2 / 3 Letters
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Ordering Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Word Swap
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- 2D View of 3D Shape
- 3D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Building Blocks
- Combining Shapes
- Diagonal Reflections
- Figure Missing from Image
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Nets of 3D Shapes
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
2026: 23% of all grades at grade 9, which the school states is four times the national average, and nearly two thirds at 9-7; ten students achieved straight grade 9s (school's own published figures).
A-level results
2026: 93% of grades at A*-C against a national average the school gives as 78%, a 100% pass rate, one in six grades at A*, and 90% of leavers securing a first-choice university place (school's own published figures).
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Sutton High School use for the 11+?
Sutton High School uses the Quest Admissions exam board for its single-stage 11+ entrance exam.
Is there an interview stage for 11+ entry at Sutton High School?
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process at Sutton High School.
Is Sutton High School co-educational or single-sex?
Sutton High School is a single-sex independent day school for girls.
What are the annual fees for Sutton High School?
Senior School fees for Years 7-11 are £8,729 per term for 2026/27, which includes VAT where applicable. Compulsory lunches are an additional £322 per term.
What is the website for Sutton High School?
The official website for the school is https://www.suttonhigh.gdst.net/.
Location
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