Little Sutton Primary School

Little Sutton Primary School has been inspected for the first time since its previous outstanding rating in 2012, following a long period of exemption due to its high performance. The school continues to excel across all areas of education, demonstrating outstanding quality in teaching, leadership, and the overall school environment. Pupils are highly engaged, confident, and exhibit exemplary behavior, contributing to a nurturing and positive educational atmosphere. There is a strong emphasis on individual support, with exceptional provisions in place for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that all pupils achieve exceptionally well.

Strengths

• Exceptional focus on reading and phonics delivery.
• Outstanding curriculum that supports cumulative learning.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and leadership opportunities.
• Exemplary behavior and positive attitudes among students.
• High-quality professional training for teachers.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Little Sutton Primary School attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Little Sutton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Little Sutton Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at Little Sutton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Little Sutton Primary School received £8,674 and spent £7,731 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,020,000 (£2,429 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Sutton Coldfield · Birmingham local authority: places and applications

Little Sutton Primary School is part of Four Oaks Learning Trust for Excellence, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Moor Hall Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Langley School Sutton Coldfield
• Coppice Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Whitehouse Common Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Four Oaks Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Hollyfield Primary School Sutton Coldfield

What is Little Sutton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Little Sutton Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Little Sutton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Little Sutton Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Little Sutton Primary School have?

Little Sutton Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Little Sutton Primary School cover?

Little Sutton Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Little Sutton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Little Sutton Primary School?

Little Sutton Primary School is at Worcester Lane, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 5NL.