Sutton Park Primary School

Sutton Park Primary School has demonstrated exceptional performance across all evaluated areas during its first Ofsted inspection. The school provides an excellent education with a well-organized curriculum that allows pupils to achieve high standards in various subjects, including reading, mathematics, and art. The leadership is dedicated, motivating, and supportive, fostering an environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Feedback from parents and students highlights strong communication and a commitment to extra-curricular activities that enrich students' lives.

Strengths

• Exceptional educational leadership
• Highly organized curriculum from early years to Year 6
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics support
• Inclusive practices for pupils with special educational needs
• Outstanding behaviour and respect among pupils
• High levels of parental engagement and communication
• Vibrant extra-curricular activities and school trips

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 Sutton Park Primary School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.3% 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, 2.9% of pupils at Sutton Park Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Sutton Park Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% 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, 20.2% of pupils at Sutton Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 10 pupils.

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 2024–25 Sutton Park Primary School received £7,136 and spent £7,581 for each of its 234 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £60,000 (£255 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Central Region Schools Trust, income was £7,890 and spending £7,931 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Kidderminster · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

Sutton Park Primary School is part of Central Region Schools Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Lickhill Primary School Stourport-On-Severn
• Waseley Hills High School Birmingham
• Oldbury Park Primary School Worcester
• Gospel Oak School Tipton
• St Stephen's CofE First School Redditch
• Oak Hill First School Redditch
• Abbeywood First School Redditch
• Church Hill Middle School Redditch
• Holyhead School Birmingham
• Arrow Valley First School Redditch

What is Sutton Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sutton Park Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Sutton Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sutton Park Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Sutton Park Primary School have?

Sutton Park Primary School has 233 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sutton Park Primary School cover?

Sutton Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sutton Park Primary School?

Sutton Park Primary School is at Greatfield Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 6PH.