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Sutton Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Manor Lane, Sutton SM1 4AS · suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk · 020 8642 3821
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 80.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Sutton 59.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,061
- 221 over 840 places · 126%
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 1.3%
- First language not English
- 36%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 128 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 45% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 160 | 128 | 0.8 | 45% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 159 | 99 | 0.6 | 55% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 148 | 103 | 0.7 | 45% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 103 | 0.7 | 41% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | 138 | 0.9 | 45% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 80.3, and 99.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sutton it was 59.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (47.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲80.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲99.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲59.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 97.8 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 1.5 | — |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 179 students | A- (47.6) | Above average +0.28 | |
| 179 students | A- (47.6) | Above average +0.28 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 180 | B+ (44.9) | -0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 175 | B+ (44.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 176 | A (49) | — |
| 2018/19 | 144 | B+ (43.1) | +0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 143 | A- (46.3) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 127 | B+ (43.6) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 134 | A- (45) | +0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 82.2 | +3.7 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | 0 |
| Employment | 8.3 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −1.7 |
Ofsted
Sutton Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Nov 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (207 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 207
- 20% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (14%) with SEND