Year 9 at Sutton High school

[Teachermumlovesoutdoors]

Hello,
Does anyone have a daughter starting year 9 at Sutton Girls School in September this year? My daughter is starting with 8 others apparently. I'm concerned there are so many leaving the school at the end of this term in Year 8. Anyone know why?

Do you know that 8 are definitely leaving? They may just be increasing the year group a bit.
But even if they are, the end of year 8 is quite a usual time to move. Some may be moving abroad, going to boarding school, going to a state school etc. they might just fancy a change especially if they've been there since the Prep. DD was at a GDST school and they had movement in and out at the start of year 7, 9 and 12. ( in fact there was movement every year- 5 left in year 8- all abroad).

thanks. My daughter was told by a girl attending the school that there are a lot leaving, but I’ve only heard it from her so could be exaggerated. I jus know that Surbiton high had a massive wait list and only 2 vacancies. Wimbledon high had 1 vacancy and 50 on the waiting list!

They may have applied to increase numbers due to Old Palace shutting. So instead of being 90 in a year group increasing to 100 or having the potential to. The local GDST schools have obviously scooped up quite a lot of girls from the sad demise of OP.

Also, 8 leaving is not a huge number - unlikely to be 8. There was capacity anyway. Pupils leave due to parents moving, relocating, problems with fees and the odd one or two who are just not suited for whatever reason. It's a lovely school.

Thanks for your replies. I just wanted to understand why Surbiton high is so popular compared with Sutton high. I think location of Surbiton and their sports facilities are a big bonus. My daughter is going to Sutton High but it’s not our first choice due to lack of sports at weekends and smaller site on a busy main road.

Boys
There's no 13+ for girls

Surbiton High is much bigger and has a more sporty, alpha type intake (although not all of course). So, it’s ‘more popular’ for that type of girl but not so for many others! Sutton High actually has sports facilities on site that Surbiton doesn’t (MUGA, swimming pool etc) I honestly think you’ve lucked out by getting a place at Sutton. It’s a fantastic school and you’ll
realise that when your daughter joins.

13+ is an entry point to a fair number of schools in the area, especially if they’re looking at co-ed’s or even boarding. I think there were some DC who left girls schools at 13 at my DCs’ schools because they realised they’d rather go co-ed. It may not be that every girl joining is a direct replacement either. My DCs’ school would keep year groups light if they didn’t want to offer places out to people who didn’t fit with what they wanted (a bit harsh to those who were rejected but hey ho.) School admissions and movement are having a bit of a time atm because of VAT as well. I wouldn’t worry too much, it might even be helpful that your DD’s has more new joiners with her.

Daughter is there. There are people leaving due to financial issues mainly. There is honestly loads of sport!