Carshalton Boys Sports College

Carshalton Boys Sports College (formerly Carshalton High School for Boys) is an academy school that educates around 1500 boys aged 11–19 years old. The school also has a coeducational sixth form. It is situated on the southern edge of the St Helier local authority Housing Estate within the boundaries of Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton, England.^[1] In September 2003, the school was designated as a specialist sports college.^[2] As of 2011, the school has converted to academy status, but continues to have sport as a specialism. GCSE results have consistently been increasingly dramatically since 2009, although still below the national average. In addition, the school was rated 'Good' by OFSTED at its most recent inspection in October 2022.

Carshalton Boys Sports College
Address
Winchcombe Road Carshalton , Surrey , SM5 1RW England
Coordinates	51.37767°N 0.17487°W / 51.37767; -0.17487
Information
Type	Academy
Department for Education URN	136799 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Simon Barber
Gender	Boys (coeducational during Sixth Form)
Age	11 to 19
Houses	Churchill, Elgar, Fleming, Masefield, Nuffield, Pankhurst, Rutherford, Sinclair, Weir
Colour(s)	Blue, Yellow, White, Green, Brown, Purple, Red, Orange, Pink
Website	http://www.carshaltonboys.org/

Notable former pupils

• Major-General Edward Robert Festing CB FRS (1839–1912), army officer, chemist, and first Director of the Science Museum, London
• Alex Stepney, Manchester United and England goalkeeper, 1968 European Cup Winner
• Neal Ardley, Wimbledon FC Player and AFC Wimbledon Manager
• Elliot Colburn, Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington since 2019.
• Luke Richardson, Green Party activist in Brighton
• Dylan Adjei-Hersey, professional footballer. previously played for AFC Wimbledon and Hungerford Town.
• George Merrick (rugby union), professional rugby union player for US Carcassonne.

See also

• Carshalton High School for Girls
• List of schools in Sutton