The Royal Sutton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 144721
- Address
- Reddicap Heath Road, B75 7DY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 972 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.5%
- Persistent absence
- 35.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 49.8%
Mixed 10.5%
African 8.7%
Caribbean 7.4%
Unclassified 5.8%
Other White 4.9%
Pakistani 4.4%
Indian 3.5%
Other 3.1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 40 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 147 |
| French | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
The Royal Sutton School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 213
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 148
- 3rd preference
- 184
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 34
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 114 99 |
| Year 8 | 220 105 115 |
| Year 9 | 182 93 89 |
| Year 10 | 194 94 100 |
| Year 11 | 163 83 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 4.3% 3.0% |