Little Sutton Primary School, Sutton Coldfield
Little Sutton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sutton Coldfield, part of Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 26 schools in Sutton Coldfield with published results, and 320th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Little Sutton Primary School in detail
Little Sutton Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Little Sutton Primary School. We have 420 pupils with two classes in each year group. Our school has two guiding principles, firstly that we pursue the highest academic standards to ensure all our children achieve their full potential."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 95% of Year 6 pupils at Little Sutton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 98% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (98% in reading, 100% in maths).
Getting a place at Little Sutton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 76 families put Little Sutton Primary School as their first choice and 193 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Little Sutton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Little Sutton Primary School are Moor Hall Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 88% maths); Mere Green Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 80% maths); Coppice Primary School (1 mile, Good, 95% reading, 95% maths); and Hill West Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 83% maths).
Little Sutton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Moor Hall Primary SchoolMere Green Primary SchoolCoppice Primary SchoolHill West Primary School
The trust
Little Sutton Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence, an academy trust.
Who goes there
6.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%), Asian (22%) and Chinese (11%).
In 2026, 48 pupils (11.4%) received SEN support and 3 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Four Oaks Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Little Sutton Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 52 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Little Sutton Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Little Sutton Primary School are The Arthur Terry School (1.1 miles) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (1.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report.
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 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 95% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 98% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 95% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Little Sutton Primary School
Start of Autumn Term Newsletter - September 2026
4 Sep 2026
End of Term Newsletter July 2026
17 Jul 2026
Half Termly Newsletter - May 2026
21 May 2026
End of Term Newsletter - March 2026
27 Mar 2026
Half Term Newsletter - February 2026
13 Feb 2026
End of Term Newsletter - Friday 19th December
19 Dec 2025
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Term dates
Little Sutton Primary School is a foundation school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Little Sutton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Little Sutton Primary School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
420 pupils
408 places
12 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sutton Coldfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sutton Coldfield
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
12.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
420
Total Pupils
221
Boys
199
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
20.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,562
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,093
Per pupil
£2313k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
2.9%
Overall absence
4.9%
Persistent absence
367
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Little Sutton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Little Sutton Primary School
What are SATs results like at Little Sutton Primary School?
Of the pupils at Little Sutton Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 95% reached the expected standard in reading and 98% did so in maths.
What is Little Sutton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Little Sutton Primary School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024.
What is the catchment area for Little Sutton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Little Sutton Primary School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Little Sutton Primary School?
Little Sutton Primary School was full in 2025, at 103% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Little Sutton Primary School?
Classes at Little Sutton Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Little Sutton Primary School?
Little Sutton Primary School has around 420 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Little Sutton Primary School?
2.9% of sessions were missed at Little Sutton Primary School in 2024/25. 4.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Little Sutton Primary School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Little Sutton Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Little Sutton Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Little Sutton Primary School?
Little Sutton Primary School is at Worcester Lane, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 5NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)