The Royal Sutton School

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Reddicap Heath Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7DY
Phone 01213781946
Reference Number 144721

General Makeup

Number of pupils 948
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.11%
Girls: 49.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 46.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 105 114 219
8 87 102 189
9 92 93 185
10 87 74 161
11 104 90 194

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 49.3%
Caribbean 7.6%
African 7.5%
Unclassified 5.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5.7%
White, Other 5.2%
Pakistani 4.1%
Mixed, Other 3.5%
Indian 3.4%
White & Asian 2%
Asian, Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-01-22
Date Description Report
2023-12-06 School inspection: School inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
35.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 22% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 34.9% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 21.49 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 25.95 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 7.1% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 102 30
Third Preference 126 31
From another Local Authority 2 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Hollyfield Primary School
Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7SG
0.25 miles
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Laburnum Drive, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 2SP
0.32 miles
New Hall Primary School
Langley Hall Drive, New Hall Primary School, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7NQ
0.69 miles
Town Junior School
Ebrook Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1NX
0.95 miles
Whitehouse Common Primary School
Cotysmore Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6BL
0.96 miles
Maney Hill Primary School
Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1JU
1.1 miles
Holland House Infant School and Nursery
Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1RE
1.1 miles
The Deanery Church of England Primary School
Fox Hollies Road, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 2RD
1.23 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Little Sutton Lane, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6PB
1.38 miles
The Shrubbery School Ltd
Walmley Ash Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1HY
1.52 miles
Walmley Junior School
Walmley Ash Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1JB
1.74 miles
Walmley Infant School
Walmley Ash Road, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1JB
1.74 miles
Coppice Primary School
Trinity Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6TJ
1.84 miles
Langley School
Trinity Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6TJ
1.87 miles
Moor Hall Primary School
Rowallan Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6RE
1.89 miles
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5US
2.01 miles
Penns Primary School
Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1BS
2.1 miles
Wylde Green Primary School
Green Lanes, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5JL
2.15 miles
Boldmere Junior School
Cofield Road, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5SD
2.3 miles
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
Cofield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5SD
2.3 miles
Name Distance
Fairfax
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT
0.11 miles
Plantsbrook School
Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1RB
0.97 miles
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1QT
1.13 miles
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2NH
1.26 miles
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5PT
1.5 miles
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5XA
2.55 miles
The Arthur Terry School
Kittoe Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 4RZ
2.62 miles
Highclare School
10 Sutton Road, West Midlands, B23 6QL
2.83 miles
Greenwood Academy
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 7NL
2.84 miles
New Horizon Academy
New Horizon Academy, Erdington, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6DY
3.09 miles
Oscott Manor School
290 Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6DE
3.44 miles
Queensbury School
Wood End Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8BL
3.55 miles
Wilson Stuart School
Perry Common Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7AT
3.62 miles
Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9HF
3.62 miles
Erdington Academy
Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8RE
3.65 miles
The Streetly Academy
Queslett Road East, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2EX
3.69 miles
Stockland Green School
Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7JH
3.79 miles
Castlewood School
Lanchester Way, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9LF
3.8 miles
The Pines Special School
Marsh Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7EY
3.83 miles
Aspire AP School 2
70 Raglan Road, Smethwick, B66 3ND
3.87 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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