Sutton Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 22 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Boys
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sutton
Unique reference
136787
Address
Manor Lane, SM1 4AS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1043 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
94.3%
Girls
5.7%
First language not English
36.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
1.2%
Persistent absence
7.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Mixed 28.2%
Indian 19.8%
White British 15.6%
Other Asian 10.2%
Other White 7.4%
Chinese 5.6%
Other 4.2%
Pakistani 3.5%
African 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 59%
Local authority average 57%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 99%
Local authority average 68%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 80.1
Local authority average 59.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 7.44
Local authority average 5.47
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE2
BiologyGCSE133
ChemistryGCSE133
ChineseGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE87
Design & TechnologyGCSE48
ElectronicsGCSE24
English LanguageGCSE133
English LiteratureGCSE133
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sutton Grammar School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
159
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
99
2nd preference
264
3rd preference
235
From another Local Authority
535
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
54
2nd preference
73
3rd preference
29
To another Local Authority
95
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
140
140
0
Year 8
139
139
0
Year 9
135
135
0
Year 10
134
134
0
Year 11
133
133
0
Year 12
182
150
32
Year 13
180
153
27
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
98.0%
93.2%
85.5%
Further education
0.0%
19.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
96.0%
69.7%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
3.6%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
1.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
1.7%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
2.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
93.0%
84.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
78.0%
47.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022