Sutton Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Sutton
Manor Lane, Sutton, SM1 4AS
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/06/2022
Application demand
55%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.2%
13.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,061
Capacity used
Over capacity126%
840 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
55%
1st preference success rate
54 of 99 families who put it first got an offer
159
Places offered
790
Total applications
5.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 99 | 54 | ● 55% |
| 2nd preference | 264 | 73 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 235 | 29 | ● 12% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 192 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Total | 790 | 159 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 535 applications came from outside the council area (95 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Cloves
- Address
- Manor Lane, Sutton, SM1 4AS
- Phone
- 02086423821
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- Sutton Central · Sutton and Cheam
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136787
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 1% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 36% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SUTTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
1,061 pupils · 840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
22 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 685 pupils
Attendance
95.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 82.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.92 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 80.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 99.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 59.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 133 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2021/2022)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 47.57 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 61.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 179 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 133 | 92% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 133 | 92% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 133 | 93% | 100% | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 133 | 98% | 100% | 100% | |
| English Language | 133 | 74% | 98% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 133 | 67% | 98% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 131 | 66% | 96% | 98% | |
| Computer Science | 87 | 83% | 99% | 100% | |
| Geography | 79 | 90% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 59 | 63% | 95% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 58 | 78% | 97% | 97% | |
| Design & Technology | 48 | 83% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 152 | 38% | 74% | 88% | |
| Physics | 82 | 35% | 65% | 83% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 61 | 41% | 74% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 15% | 60% | 85% | |
| Biology | 55 | 16% | 53% | 78% | |
| Computer Science | 34 | 26% | 74% | 88% | |
| Economics | 30 | 10% | 50% | 80% | |
| History | 26 | 23% | 73% | 100% | |
| Psychology | 26 | 19% | 62% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 43% | 86% | 100% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 23% | 46% | 77% | |
| Geography | 9 | 22% | 89% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #57 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12946: Sutton Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 41 |
| Offers | 10 |
| Success rate | 24% |
| Accepted offers | 9 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 79% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 80% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sutton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.