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Sutton Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
High Pavement, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 1EE · suttonacademy.attrust.org.uk · 01623 980055
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 796
- 88% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 118 places were offered; 100% 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 | 118 | 114 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 164 | 154 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 126 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 141 | 99 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 170 | 104 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.6, and 37.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 21.7 | −8.7 |
| Further education | 59.2 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | — |
| Employment | 3.3 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.9 | +4.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 students | C- (26.4) | Average -0.15 | |
| 31 students | C- (26.4) | Average -0.15 | |
| 13 students | Merit+ (27.7) | Well below average -0.51 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 31 | D+ (24.2) | -0.43 |
| 2022/23 | 20 | C (29.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 19 | C+ (34.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 33 | C- (27.6) | -0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 29 | C- (25.8) | -0.20 |
| 2016/17 | 24 | C- (25.3) | -0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | D+ (21.9) | -0.25 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 40.5 | −18.6 |
| Further education | 8.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1 | — |
| Employment | 32.4 | +23.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.1 | −5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −15.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sutton Community Academy on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 30
- 4% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied