Secondary school

The Royal Sutton School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B75 7DY
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,620 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 80%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 73%73% · 2016/172017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 80%2021/22: top 84%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 80%No exams

Against West Midlands

Attainment 839.7 · West Midlands 44.13/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths32.9% · West Midlands 39.3%3/10 Below+11.4 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.23 · West Midlands 3.812/10 Well below West Midlands−14.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.74 · West Midlands −0.101/10 Well below West Midlands−5.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2022/2321.43 · West Midlands 30.951/10 Well below West Midlands
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.6 · 186 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 42 · 166 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 37 · 134 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 40.3 · 157 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 41.2 · 188 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 34.1 · 187 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 35.9 · 186 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 39.7 · 152 pupils · West Midlands 44.1545.634.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 34% · 166 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 23% · 134 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 31% · 157 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 33% · 188 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 24% · 187 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 22% · 186 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 32.9% · 152 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%34%22%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.16 · 63 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 26.09 · 71 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 21.58 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 28.22 · 55 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 23.25 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 21.43 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 30.9528.2221.43No exams

Not published 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
79 of 79 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7979
2nd12322
3rd17013

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  8. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026966
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.1%
First language not English16.7%
SEN support21.0%
EHC plan0.3%
Absence (sessions missed)11.6%
Persistently absent pupils37.1%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

84.7% full · 1,141 places · 39 in sixth form (2022/23)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 79 responses (8.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school84.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school83.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved76% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57% not applicable47% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year79.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20.3% not applicable71.4% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed46.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81% agree
  • My child does well at this school74.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing79.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school75.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development74.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent74.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.5
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 50.3
  • Leadership 12
  • Teaching assistants 8.7
  • Other support 28

Teachers 62.3 FTE · Whole workforce 99 · 114 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,130
Spend per pupil£6,549
Staff spend per pupil£5,920
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,545,000in-year balance

Grants £8,105 · self-generated £25 · premises £3 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (24 academies) · trust reserve −£8,362,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

186 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.1%
  • Education85.5%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment1.6%
  • Not sustained8.1%
  • Unknown4.8%