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Sutton Grammar School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 1,061 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Boys
Pupils
1,061 census January 2026
Capacity
840
Admissions policy
Selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Mr Ben Cloves
Trust
SUTTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
Address
Manor Lane, Sutton, SM1 4AS
Borough
Sutton
Telephone
02086423821
DfE reference (URN)
136787

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 499%
In a sustained education destination99%
Going to a school sixth form96%
Going to a sixth-form college1%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider0%
In a sustained apprenticeship0%
In sustained employment0%
Whose destination was not sustained1%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 135 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study85%
Progressing to higher education75%
Progressing to further education1%
In a sustained apprenticeship2%
In sustained employment7%
Whose destination was not sustained6%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 177 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Schools whose leavers came here

This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Donhead Preparatory School, Rokeby School.

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

    Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Open days and tours

  1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+Wednesday 11 November 2026

    16+ Source

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. This is a selective school: children must also sit its entrance test, and registration for the test closes well before the main deadline.

128 first-preference applications and 956 applications naming it at any preference for 160 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026160128956
September 202515999790
September 2024148103811
September 2023150103846

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Sutton: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 69.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.7% were offered one of their preferences (2,870 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 22 June 2022: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth-form provision
Good

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 79.2 · 2023/24: 82.6
    80.3This school59.3Sutton46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 100% · 2023/24: 100%
    99%This school68%Sutton45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 100% · 2023/24: 100%
    100%This school82%Sutton65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 47% · 2023/24: 36%
    59%This school57%Sutton40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 7.10 · 2023/24: 7.33
    7.46This school5.47Sutton4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 133 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B+ · 2023/24: B+
    A-This schoolB+SuttonB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 44.8 · 2023/24: 44.9
    47.6This school42.3Sutton35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 44.8 · 2023/24: 45.6
    47.7This school43Sutton35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 49% · 2023/24: 55%
    62%This school41%Sutton18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: -0.11
    0.28This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 179 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
1.3% January 2026
English as an additional language
36.1%
Receiving SEN support
6.3%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
0.8%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
4.8% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
13.6%
Pupils per teacher
18.1 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
935
Pupils on roll
1,043

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 18 · Girls · Sutton

878 pupils · A level average A- (2024/25) · £4,662 to £8,729 a term (2026-27)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Sutton

1,977 pupils · Attainment 8 57.7 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Sutton

1,092 pupils · Attainment 8 46.8 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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