Sutton Park Primary, Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Park Primary is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sutton Coldfield, part of Pa Community Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 26 schools in Sutton Coldfield with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 67% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below 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 26 Oct 2026
Sutton Park Primary in detail
Sutton Park Primary in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Sutton Park Primary School. Our school serves over 300 pupils, from nursery to year 6, providing them with a high quality education, a nurturing environment and all of the skills and knowledge they need to become ambitious, responsible members of the community."
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Sutton Park Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 66% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Sutton Park Primary
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Sutton Park Primary as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sutton Park Primary are Kingsland Primary School (NC) (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 70% maths); New Oscott Primary School (0.6 miles); Kings Rise Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 67% maths); and Sundridge Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 61% reading, 50% maths).
Sutton Park Primary's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Kingsland Primary School (NC)New Oscott Primary SchoolKings Rise AcademySundridge Primary School
The trust
Sutton Park Primary is one of 7 schools run by Pa Community Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
58.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 73 pupils (24.6%) received SEN support and 30 (10.1%) 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.
Sutton Park Primary has a resourced provision for autism: 45 places, 33 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Sutton Park Primary had 22 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wylde Green Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sutton Park Primary School (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sutton Park Primary stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 248 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Sutton Park Primary issued 14 suspensions, 4.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sutton Park Primary are The Streetly Academy (0.8 miles) and Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (0.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
58.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 61% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 61% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
24.3
KS2
11
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Sutton Park Primary
Term dates
Sutton Park Primary is an academy, 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 Sutton Park Primary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sutton Park Primary 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)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 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 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
281 pupils
420 places
139 spare places 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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
73
SEN Support
30
EHC Plans
34.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Sutton Park Primary has a resourced provision for autism: 45 places, 33 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
297
Total Pupils
152
Boys
145
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
13.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,663
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,065
Per pupil
£1991k
Total funding
£223k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
21.4%
Persistent absence
280
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
Sutton Park Primary
Questions parents ask about Sutton Park Primary
What are SATs results like at Sutton Park Primary?
Of the pupils at Sutton Park Primary who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is Sutton Park Primary's Ofsted rating?
Sutton Park Primary was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024.
What is the catchment area for Sutton Park Primary?
No fixed boundary. When Sutton Park Primary is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sutton Park Primary?
Sutton Park Primary was not full in 2025: it ran at 67% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Sutton Park Primary?
Classes at Sutton Park Primary average 24.5 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Sutton Park Primary?
Sutton Park Primary has around 297 pupils on roll. 58% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Sutton Park Primary have specialist SEN provision?
Sutton Park Primary has a resourced provision for autism: 45 places, 33 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Sutton Park Primary?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Sutton Park Primary in 2024/25. 21.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sutton Park Primary?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Sutton Park Primary 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 Sutton Park Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sutton Park Primary?
Sutton Park Primary is at Coppice View Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 6UE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)