Sutton Park Primary
Coppice View Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6UE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PA COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Dunning
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prince Albert Community Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 147111
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214647355
About this school
Sutton Park Primary is a primary academy in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 297 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. 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
- Early years
- 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 | 60 | 64 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 47% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 66% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 61% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 63% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sutton Park Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sutton Park Primary compares
Sutton Park Primary ranked 81st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 6.7% | 56.4% | 297 | — |
| Kingsland Primary School (NC) | 65% | 6.3% | 56.3% | 281 | 0.4 miles |
| New Oscott Primary School | — | — | — | 648 | 0.6 miles |
| Kings Rise Academy | 63% | 5% | 65.9% | 428 | 0.6 miles |
| Sundridge Primary School | 43% | 5.3% | 62.1% | 148 | 0.8 miles |
| Lindens Academy | — | — | — | 457 | 0.8 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)
- 56.38%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.73%
- Persistent absence
- 21.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsland Primary School (NC)0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
New Oscott Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Kings Rise Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Sundridge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lindens Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Park Primary ranks 16th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Boldmere Junior School Primary
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Curdworth Primary School Primary
- Four Oaks Primary School Primary
- Hill West Primary School Primary
- Holland House Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hollyfield Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lindens Academy Primary
- Little Aston Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sutton Park Primary teach?
- Sutton Park Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Sutton Park Primary?
- The headteacher of Sutton Park Primary is Mrs Emily Dunning, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sutton Park Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sutton Park Primary, 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 Park Primary?
- Sutton Park Primary has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sutton Park Primary full?
- Sutton Park Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 297 on roll (71%), 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 Sutton Park Primary a faith school?
- No. Sutton Park Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Sutton Park Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sutton Park Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sutton Park Primary?
- Sutton Park Primary is part of PA COMMUNITY 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 Park Primary have?
- The schools register lists Sutton Park Primary's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sutton Park Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 72% 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 Park Primary rank locally?
- Sutton Park Primary ranked 81st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% 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 Park Primary's absence rate?
- Sutton Park Primary's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sutton Park Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton Park Primary'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 10 July 2026.