Secondary school

Overton Grange School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Sutton
  • SM2 6TQ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Dec 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,423 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 36%36% · 2017/182018/19: top 43%2021/22: top 56%2022/23: top 43%2023/24: top 43%2024/25: top 44%No exams

A-level results

#327 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 846.8 · London 50.14/10 Below+10.3 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths35.9% · London 51.8%2/10 Well below London
EBacc point score3.95 · London 4.563/10 Below+7.4 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.17 · London +0.322/10 Well below London
A level points per entry31.37 · London 34.73/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.8 · 193 pupils · London 522016/17: 43.5 · 203 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 48.4 · 199 pupils · London 492018/19: 47.4 · 198 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 47.3 · 224 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 47.3 · 185 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 47.1 · 190 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 46.8 · 192 pupils · London 50.1550.843.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 44% · 203 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 43% · 199 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 43% · 198 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 44% · 224 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 38% · 185 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 40.5% · 190 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 35.9% · 192 pupils · London 51.8%44%35.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.97 · 112 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 28.82 · 101 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 27.23 · 105 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 28.45 · 58 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 33.86 · 88 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 30.64 · 95 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 26 · 82 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 31.37 · 65 pupils · London 34.733.8626No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
40 of 40 who put it first2014 · 87.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4040
2nd6722
3rd6912
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered

Inspections · 2005–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,092
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.9%
First language not English33.8%
SEN support9.2%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)9.0%
Persistently absent pupils24.7%

Girls 46.4%Boys 53.6%

82.1% full · 1,330 places · 134 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 192 responses (17.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school87.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school89.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved79.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.6% not applicable56.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year74.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26% not applicable80.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?19.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 19.8% who said Yes above60.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school83.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing83.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development69.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent81.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.1
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 71.7
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 24.5

Teachers 77.7 FTE · Whole workforce 112.9 · 126 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,793
Spend per pupil£8,931
Staff spend per pupil£7,212
Reserve per pupil£2,918
  • +£3,271,000revenue reserve
  • −£155,000in-year balance

Grants £9,081 · self-generated £241 · premises £606 per pupil

Single-academy trust: OVERTON GRANGE SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

190 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96.3%
  • Education95.3%
  • Apprenticeship1.1%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained2.1%
  • Unknown1.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

90 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained81.1%
  • Education60%
  • Higher education56.7%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment21.1%
  • Not sustained12.2%
  • Unknown6.7%