Best Schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield

How many schools are there in Sutton-in-Ashfield?

Sutton-in-Ashfield has 16 open schools: 13 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Sutton-in-Ashfield was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 83% of the 12 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Quarrydale Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.3 and 27% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Sutton Community Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.1 and 32% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Quarrydale AcademySutton Community Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield have the best SATs results?

Of the 12 primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Forest Glade Primary School (93% in reading, 93% in maths); Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School (93% in reading, 89% in maths); and St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School (80% in reading, 84% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Forest Glade Primary SchoolMapplewells Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Sutton-in-Ashfield?

Apply to Nottinghamshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.