Sutherland School, Tamworth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
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
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth
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Admissions Demand - Staffordshire
Places available
8,849
Applications
7,846
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
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