The Suthers School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Unique reference
144768
Address
Cross Lane, Fernwood, NG24 3NH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
564 (56% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
9.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.6%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80%
Other White 9.4%
Unclassified 4.3%
Mixed 3.4%
Other 1.1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.15
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 40%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 36%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.7
Local authority average 46.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.62
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE8
BiologyGCSE14
ChemistryGCSE14
English LanguageGCSE50
English LiteratureGCSE50
FrenchGCSE20
GeographyGCSE16
HistoryGCSE24
MathematicsGCSE50
MusicGCSE7
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Suthers School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
144
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
136
2nd preference
124
3rd preference
84
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
134
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
128
75
53
Year 8
124
67
57
Year 9
122
61
61
Year 10
117
59
58
Year 11
73
35
38
Year 2023-2024

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