Sutton House Academy
Wentworth Road, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PARALLEL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Eglantin Muca
- Sponsor
- Parallel Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 142940
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702904633
About this school
Sutton House Academy is a special academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 82 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sutton House Academy, 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 87.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 93.0 | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 2.3 | 6.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -2.82 -3.87 to -1.77 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 6.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | 0.4 |
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 House Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.3 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1 | 45.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 29.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 26% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 79.52%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 25.96%
- Persistent absence
- 72.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victory Park Academy0.0 miles
Academies · Southend-On-Sea
-
Southend YMCA Community School0.5 miles
Free Schools · Southend-on-Sea
-
St Nicholas School1.0 miles
Academies · Southend-on-Sea
-
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff1.0 miles
Independent schools · Southend-on-Sea
-
Lancaster School1.3 miles
Academies · Westcliff-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
- Kingsdown School Academies
- Southend YMCA Community School Free Schools
- St Nicholas School Academies
- Victory Park Academy Academies
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primary
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primary
- Bournes Green Infant School Primary
- Bournes Green Junior School Primary
- Friars Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primary
- Greenways Primary School Primary
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sutton House Academy teach?
- Sutton House Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Sutton House Academy?
- The headteacher of Sutton House Academy is Mr Eglantin Muca, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sutton House Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sutton House Academy, 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 Sutton House Academy?
- Sutton House Academy has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Sutton House Academy full?
- Sutton House Academy has capacity for 80 pupils and 82 on roll (102%), 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 House Academy a faith school?
- No. Sutton House Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Sutton House Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sutton House Academy is part of PARALLEL LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sutton House Academy have?
- The schools register lists Sutton House Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Sutton House Academy's absence rate?
- Sutton House Academy's overall absence rate is 26% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sutton House Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton House Academy'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 2 July 2026.