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Grammar secondary · 11 to 18 · Boys · 1,061 pupils

Sutton Grammar School

Manor Lane, Sutton, SM1 4AS
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027

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Ofsted: Good · June 2022Top 14% (2/15)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 8th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Top 14%.
Top 14% (2/15)Rank among 15 Sutton secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Sutton league table →
Inspection
Good, June 2022
Getting in
Not full for Year 7 2026
Results
+1.16 progress 8; 82.6 attainment 8
Size
1,061 pupils; 160 places a year; classes of 23
Run by
Sutton Grammar School Trust
Type
Academy converter
Ages
11 to 18 · Boys
Ofsted, June 2022The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: +1.16, against +0.49 in Sutton.
  • Attainment 8: 82.6, against 60.5 in Sutton.
  • We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
  • Selective: places go by the 11+ test first.
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At a glance

Against Sutton and England
This schoolSuttonEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
+1.16
Better than Sutton
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
82.6
Better than Sutton
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
100%
Better than Sutton
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
4.8%
Better than Sutton
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
13.6%
Better than Sutton
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
2.1
Better than Sutton
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
23.4
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
2%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
18.1
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.8
Less sought after than Sutton
Sutton and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • Places are given by the 11+ test first, then usually by distance or area. DfE, Get Information about Schools
  • 128 families put it first for 160 places; 58 of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 22 June 2022
  • Progress 8: +1.16 (England +0.01) (county +0.49) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 82.6 (England 47.4) (county 60.5) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 100% (England 48%) (county 69%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: well above average DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 4.8% of sessions missed; 14% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.4% and 13% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 2 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 3); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 23.4 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 18.1 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 179 m, rail 627 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 105 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 13 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³, PM2.5 8.3 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Sutton Grammar School Trust DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined June 2011
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 June 2011 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Sutton Grammar School for Boys (URN 103011) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 June 2011
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 7202616012895658
Year 720251599979054
Year 7202414810381146
Year 7202315010384642
Year 7202214913881362
Year 720211482331,25365
Year 7202014814781375
Year 7201915015474498
Year 72018150178799100
Year 72017149186747110

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8+1.16+0.01+0.492023/2024
Attainment 882.647.460.52025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above100%48%69%2025/2026
Average A level gradeA-——2024/2025

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)Top 14% (2/15)
A level (16 to 18)Top 20% (3/15)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
22 June 2022Graded inspectionGood

Source: Ofsted, 2022.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2413599%In education 99%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 0.0%
After GCSEs2022/2313598%In education 98%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 0.0%
After GCSEs2021/2213599%In education 99%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 0.0%
After sixth form2023/2418092%Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 1.1%; Employment 8.3%
After sixth form2022/2317785%Further education 0.6%; Apprenticeship 1.7%; Employment 7.3%
After sixth form2021/2217791%Further education 1.1%; Apprenticeship 1.1%; Employment 9.6%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

Sutton league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/254.8%4.5%0.3%14%0.7%
2023/244.7%4.4%0.3%10%0.0%
2022/235.8%5.6%0.2%15%0.6%
Schools with a similar intake5.4%13%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (under 10%), the median of 246 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/252.12.0%220
2023/241.21.2%130
2022/230.80.8%80
Schools with a similar intake2.5

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size23.42025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher18.1November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus179
rail627

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
202515
202424
202322
202219
202125

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 13 serious and 0 fatal in all; 24 involved a pedestrian, 9 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO213.92024
PM1012.82024
PM258.32024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals2.0%2025/26
First language other than English36%2025/26
SEN support5.7%2025/26
Education, health and care plan1.0%2025/26
Girls5.1%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Sutton Grammar School Trust DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined June 2011
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 June 2011 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Sutton Grammar School for Boys (URN 103011) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 June 2011
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Area

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Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Sutton and the Sutton league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.