Greenshaw High School is a highly over-subscribed 11-19 comprehensive school situated in Sutton, south-west London, and is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust. Greenshaw has a reputation for providing a dynamic education within a happy and caring environment, and we are proud of our successes as a genuine comprehensive school. We are committed to achieving the best for the youngsters in our care, refusing to accept that there is a limit on what can be achieved. We are ambitious for our school and the professional development of our staff is at the forefront of our improvement. 

Greenshaw High School plays a pivotal role in the development of education across the country. This is through various networks including Partners in Excellence (PiXL) and more locally, The Greenshaw Learning Trust. This brings opportunities for staff and students, and enriches our daily life through staff development, sharing best practice and student enrichment with a range of activities. These activities include support for access to the very best universities including Oxford and Cambridge, innovative practice in raising attainment at GCSE and A level, and celebrating success with students from across the country. These networks also bring international opportunities for students and staff as we develop links with two schools in India. We are a school that prioritises staff training and development.

Staff at Greenshaw aim high in all that they do and are supported in their day to day work and their professional development. We are a learning community and believe that all members of staff should have a thorough induction and a challenging programme of training and professional development. We view ourselves as lifelong learners. By taking part in courses, seminars and conducting research projects both at school and in collaboration with other institutions, teachers and support staff are up to date with the latest thinking and practice in education. This enables them to provide the best learning opportunities for the students of the school.

The Greenshaw Learning Trust is a charitable company, limited by guarantee, with the sole purpose of maintaining and developing academy schools to provide comprehensive and inclusive education for the public benefit. Its schools are publicly funded by the Department for Education.  The Trust has a record of working with a great many primary, secondary and special schools, locally and across the country, providing practical support to staff and students and delivering interventions to raise standards of teaching and learning and enable them to achieve their ambitions

The Greenshaw Learning Trust provides an effective structure to ensure schools achieve real benefits from school-to-school collaboration and receive the support they need.  Our culture of trust and openness fosters mutual support and continual improvement.  

Each school in the Trust is led by its own leadership team and local governing body, who have the backing of the Trust to help them achieve their objectives for their school.

To learn more about the trust, please click here.

Our Commitment to Your Career

We are a school that prioritises staff training and development. We are a learning community, and believe that all members of staff should have a thorough induction and an inspiring programme of training and professional development.

Wednesday afternoon lessons end an hour earlier, allowing our training to be done within the school day, rather than in twilight sessions. We call this part of the week ‘Professional Growth’, and it is divided between departmental sessions on subject pedagogy, and broader professional enquiry in areas such as assessment, mind set and language. This Professional Growth programme has recently been awarded Silver status by the Teacher Development Trust, an award that has been gained by only forty other schools.

By investing in staff development through seminars and meetings, and conducting research projects, our staff members are up to date with the latest thinking and practice in education. This in turn enables them to provide the best learning opportunities for the students of the school, which is our core purpose.

Thank you for your interest in working at Greenshaw High School. Our school is a highly over-subscribed 11 to 19 comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Sutton. I take immense pride in the work of all of our staff and students, and having been at the school since 2001, continue to be amazed by their achievements.

We have achieved outstanding outcomes for learners of all abilities in a wide range of subjects over many years, but we are never complacent. Our shared vision is to continually raise the standard of teaching and learning, while ensuring that our learners and staff work in a school that cares about people. This nurturing ethos, allied to innovation in areas such as assessment and pedagogy, has led to significant expansion of pupil numbers.

Should you join us, you will work alongside an exceptionally committed and professional staff. You will be guided by experienced middle leaders who will equip you with the support, training and resources you require to become the very best in your chosen area.

As a member of Greenshaw High School we also offer a number of non-contractual benefits, including excellent CPD opportunities and career progression, a childcare voucher scheme, a cycle to work scheme, and a pension scheme.

Nick House, Headteacher