Overton Grange School, Sutton

In its own words: "To provide a broad, balanced, appropriate and challenging curriculum with opportunities for all to succeed. To fully realise students’ academic and personal achievement by focusing on individual potential. To provide curricular and extra curricular opportunities for students to develop as individuals and a community."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to introduce myself as the new Headteacher of Overton Grange School from September 2024. I have been a Teacher, Senior Leader and Associate Headteacher in schools for 25 years."

In 2026, pupils at Overton Grange School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 62.3 in Sutton and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 72% in Sutton and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 46.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.17: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.3, against 52.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Social Studies, Religious Studies and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Overton Grange School as their first choice and 457 named it as one of their preferences, for 226 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Overton Grange School are Harris Academy Sutton (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.7); Sutton Grammar School (0.9 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 82.6); Nonsuch High School for Girls (1.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 81.8); and Oaks Park High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39).

Overton Grange School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

192 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Overton Grange School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 66% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (66%).

Of the 190 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 90 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 57% went on to university or other higher education and 21% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Asian (18%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 120 pupils (11%) received SEN support and 32 (2.9%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Overton Grange School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment and autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Sutton (London) Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Egmont Road, 270 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Overton Grange School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 6th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Overton Grange School issued 74 suspensions, 6.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Overton Grange School are Devonshire Primary School (0.3 miles), Avenue Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Robin Hood Infants' School (0.8 miles) and Manor Park Primary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.