Overton Grange School
36 Stanley Road, Sutton, SM2 6TQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OVERTON GRANGE SCHOOL
- Joint Acting Headteacher
- Mr Chris McNab
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,330
- Pupils on roll
- 1,092
- URN
- 136756
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082392383
About this school
Overton Grange School is a secondary academy in Sutton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,092 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Overton Grange School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 185 | 190 | 192 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.32 to +0.12 | -0.17 -0.39 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 40.5% | 35.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 63.7% | 64.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 14.7% | 19.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Overton Grange School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.3 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,239 |
| 2023/24 | 1,245 |
| 2024/25 | 1,120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Overton Grange School compares
Overton Grange School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.8 | 9% | 28.9% | 1,092 | — |
| Harris Academy Sutton | 58.2 | 5% | 18.1% | 1,294 | 0.4 miles |
| Sutton Grammar School | 80.3 | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,061 | 0.9 miles |
| Nonsuch High School for Girls | 80.5 | 4.3% | 7% | 1,494 | 1.2 miles |
| Oaks Park High School | 42.5 | 10.2% | 29.3% | 1,407 | 1.3 miles |
| Cheam High School | 50.7 | 7.4% | 16% | 2,119 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.85%
- English as an additional language
- 33.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.03%
- Persistent absence
- 24.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Academy Sutton0.4 miles
Secondary · Sutton
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Sutton Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Nonsuch High School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Oaks Park High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Cheam High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Sutton
Other schools in Sutton
Overton Grange School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Sutton.
- Cheam High School Secondary
- Glenthorne High School Secondary
- Greenshaw High School Secondary
- Harris Academy Sutton Secondary
- Nonsuch High School for Girls Secondary
- Sutton Grammar School Secondary
- Thomas Wall Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary Academy Primary
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Overton Grange School teach?
- Overton Grange School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sutton.
- Who is the joint acting headteacher of Overton Grange School?
- The joint acting headteacher of Overton Grange School is Mr Chris McNab, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Overton Grange School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Overton Grange School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Overton Grange School?
- Overton Grange School has 1,092 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Overton Grange School full?
- Overton Grange School has capacity for 1,330 pupils and 1,092 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Overton Grange School a faith school?
- No. Overton Grange School has no designated religious character.
- Is Overton Grange School a selective school?
- No. Overton Grange School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Overton Grange School part of an academy trust?
- Overton Grange School is part of OVERTON GRANGE SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Overton Grange School have?
- The schools register lists Overton Grange School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Overton Grange School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.3 in 2022/23 and 46.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Overton Grange School compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Overton Grange School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Overton Grange School's absence rate?
- Overton Grange School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Overton Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Overton Grange School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.