Carshalton High School for Girls

Overview

Carshalton High School for Girls is described as a “calm, welcoming school” where pupils are “happy and feel safe.” Leaders have fostered a culture where students “behave well and work hard,” supported by adults who “know pupils well.” The inspection confirms that the school continues to provide a high-quality education with effective safeguarding arrangements.

Strengths

• Teachers possess strong subject knowledge, ensuring misconceptions are “routinely and swiftly tackled,” which helps pupils make “strong progress.”
• The curriculum is “well thought through” in most subjects, with effective assessment systems helping teachers identify and support pupils who fall behind.
• Reading is a “whole-school priority,” ensuring pupils become “confident and fluent readers.”
• Pupils benefit from a “detailed programme” for personal, social, health and economic education, alongside regular careers guidance and a wide range of extracurricular opportunities.
• Staff are “consistent in their approach to managing any poor behaviour,” meaning learning is “rarely disrupted.”

Areas to improve

• In a small number of subjects, there is “insufficient consideration of component knowledge and the sequencing of lessons,” preventing pupils from achieving as well as they could.
• A small proportion of pupils do not meet leaders’ high behavioural expectations; leaders should ensure behaviour is of a “consistently high standard” throughout the school.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” noting a “strong” culture where staff are “well trained, vigilant” and the safeguarding team provides “timely support.”