OFSTED
22 June 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
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Local authority
Sutton
Trust
SUTTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,061
1,061 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
54
5.1% of pupils
Male pupils
1,007
94.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.8 pts
below England
School
2.0%
Sutton
16.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.7 pts
above England
School
36.0%
Sutton
34.2%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.6 pts
above England
School
2.6%
Sutton
1.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
24.2%
257
Indian
22.0%
233
White British
13.0%
138
Any other Asian background
10.7%
113
Any other White background
7.4%
78
Chinese
6.3%
67
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
6.7%
71 of
1,061 pupils
14.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
80.3
41.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.16 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.43 pts
lower than
England
School
4.79%
Sutton
6.01%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.24 pts
lower than
England
School
13.58%
Sutton
15.08%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.07 pts
lower than
England
School
0.73%
Sutton
1.60%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
126.3%
34.0 pts
above England
Sutton Grammar School
126.3%
Sutton
105.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.