Little Sutton Primary School, Sutton Coldfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Little Sutton Primary excels at making learning fun and meaningful through a well-designed curriculum that connects to real life - such as using local bus timetables in maths lessons. The school treats each child as an individual, celebrates differences and creates a caring community where pupils feel confident and eager to learn. Behaviour is exemplary because children have strong, trusting relationships with staff who have high expectations for everyone.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional phonics teaching with expert staff delivering reading instruction with consistency and precision
- Ambitious, carefully crafted curriculum with knowledge broken into small, ordered steps from Reception to Year 6
- Exemplary pupil behaviour with warm, trusting relationships between staff and pupils
- Highly effective support for pupils with SEND, resulting in exceptional progress in reading
- Inspiring personal development provision including community links, leadership roles and 'Sparkle' awards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with school leaders maintaining an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Orienteering trips to local parks, art gallery visits, residential trip, sporting competitions against other schools, play-leader roles, buddy system, FAB leaders (friends against bullying), school council, Sparkle awards challenges, community litter picks, care home links, postcards of kindness programme
Little Sutton Primary School is rated Outstanding across all areas. Pupils thrive in a supportive school family environment where they achieve exceptionally well, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics with results well above average.
At a Glance
6.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 95%. Maths has remained stable at around 98%. Writing has remained stable at around 95%.
Class Sizes
30.1
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
14
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
420 pupils
408 capacity
12 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Sutton Coldfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sutton Coldfield
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,570
Applications
12,541
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
2.92461%
Overall absence
4.90463%
Persistent absence
367
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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