Sutherland School, Tamworth
Sutherland School is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 18 in Tamworth.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sutherland School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Sutherland School are Mortimer House School (0.3 miles, Good); Two Rivers Primary School (1.9 miles, Outstanding); Two Rivers High School (2 miles, Outstanding); and Trinity Specialist College (5.9 miles, Good).
Mortimer House SchoolTwo Rivers Primary SchoolTwo Rivers High SchoolTrinity Specialist College
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bus Garage (adjacent), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 199 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school has been carefully prepared to welcome pupils with a range of additional needs. Leaders have developed a broad, ambitious curriculum that will be flexibly adapted to each child's requirements. Strong systems are already in place for assessing pupils when they arrive and supporting them through the transitions they may have experienced.
Key Strengths
- Well-prepared leadership team with strong understanding of safeguarding and safer recruitment
- Comprehensive curriculum tailored to pupils with special educational needs, including careers guidance and relationships education
- Detailed transition and ongoing assessment plans to understand each pupil's starting point and needs
- Appropriate staff training programme focused on supporting pupils who have missed school
- Clear policies for behaviour, anti-bullying, health and safety that reflect pupils' particular needs
Areas for Improvement
- One fire exit path is uneven and needs to be relayed (though temporary mitigations are in place)
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with appropriate policies reflecting up-to-date guidance, trained senior staff with safeguarding knowledge, plans for staff training, and proper incident recording procedures.
Sutherland School is a proposed independent special school for up to 42 pupils aged 5-18 with various additional needs. The school is likely to meet all independent school standards if registered.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
29 pupils
42 places
13 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tamworth
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
8,807
Applications
7,681
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Special educational needs provision
Sutherland School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Sutherland School
Does Sutherland School have specialist SEN provision?
Sutherland School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Sutherland School?
Sutherland School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Sutherland School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sutherland School?
Sutherland School is at Hospital Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7EE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)