Sutton Grammar School
Manor Lane, Sutton, SM1 4AS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SUTTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Cloves
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 1,061
- URN
- 136787
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086423821
About this school
Sutton Grammar School is a boys' secondary academy in Sutton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,061 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 135 | 135 | 133 |
| Attainment 8 score | 79.2 | 82.6 | 80.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.82 +0.56 to +1.08 | +1.16 +0.90 to +1.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 99.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 36.3% | 59.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
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 Sutton Grammar 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 | 79.2 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 82.6 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 80.3 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 1,038 |
| 2024/25 | 1,043 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sutton Grammar School compares
Sutton Grammar School ranked 4th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80.3 | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,061 | — |
| Greenshaw High School | 57.7 | 7.4% | 30.1% | 1,977 | 0.8 miles |
| St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | 57.2 | 5.7% | 18.1% | 1,425 | 0.9 miles |
| Overton Grange School | 46.8 | 9% | 28.9% | 1,092 | 0.9 miles |
| Carshalton High School for Girls | 52.4 | 8.2% | 28.5% | 1,394 | 0.9 miles |
| Carshalton Boys Sports College | 45 | 9.5% | 31.4% | 1,539 | 1.1 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)
- 2.64%
- English as an additional language
- 36.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 13.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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Greenshaw High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Sutton
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St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Overton Grange School0.9 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Carshalton High School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
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Carshalton Boys Sports College1.1 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
Other schools in Sutton
Sutton Grammar School ranks 2nd 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
- Overton Grange 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 year groups does Sutton Grammar School teach?
- Sutton Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of Sutton Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Sutton Grammar School is Mr Ben Cloves, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sutton Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sutton Grammar 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 big is Sutton Grammar School?
- Sutton Grammar School has 1,061 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sutton Grammar School full?
- Sutton Grammar School has capacity for 840 pupils and 1,061 on roll (126%), so it is at or above 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 Sutton Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Sutton Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sutton Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Sutton Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Sutton Grammar School?
- Sutton Grammar School is part of SUTTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sutton Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 79.2 in 2022/23 and 80.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sutton Grammar School rank locally?
- Sutton Grammar School ranked 4th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sutton Grammar School's absence rate?
- Sutton Grammar School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sutton Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton Grammar 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.