Primary school

Sutton Oak CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • St Helens
  • WA9 3QD
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,268 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 52%52% · 2018/192022/23: top 52%2023/24: top 71%2024/25: top 69%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM57% · North West 63%4/10 Below−16.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below−9.4 pts
Reading score102 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−33.5 pts
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below−23.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 43 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 57% · 44 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 56% · 39 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 67% · 45 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 61% · 59 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 54% · 28 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 57% · 37 pupils · North West 63%67%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 43 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 44 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 39 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 45 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 37 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 43 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 44 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 39 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 45 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 100 · 28 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 37 pupils · North West 10510499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 43 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 44 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 39 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 45 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 37 pupils · North West 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
27 of 27 who put it first2014 · 95.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2727
2nd92
3rd131

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Good
  4. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026301
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.1%
First language not English12.8%
SEN support21.1%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils17.8%

Girls 52.4%Boys 47.6%

88.3% full · 341 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.2
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 12.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 16.6
  • Other support 3.5

Teachers 14.4 FTE · Whole workforce 34.5 · 44 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,930
Spend per pupil£7,944
Staff spend per pupil£6,259
Reserve per pupil£265
  • +£76,935revenue reserve
  • −£4,219in-year balance

Grants £7,834 · self-generated £95 · premises £445 per pupil