Sutton School, Dudley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Sutton School excels at tracking student progress carefully and using this information to help every child learn effectively. Teachers have high expectations for both behaviour and learning, creating purposeful lessons where students are well-engaged. The school offers an impressive range of qualifications and enriching activities, and has successfully improved behaviour and safety across the school.
Key Strengths
- Teaching is consistently good with informative marking that helps students understand their next steps
- School carefully tracks progress and uses this information to plan learning and support all students equally
- Behaviour and safety have improved significantly - parents report students enjoy attending and bullying has decreased
- Wide range of qualifications and study options available, including art, music and work preparation
- Students benefit from enriching activities like the brass band and trips abroad
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching to help students make excellent progress
- Students not always entered for higher-level qualifications in English and maths that would show typical progress
- Limited opportunities for students to develop independent, investigative and problem-solving skills
- Not all students aware of next steps needed to improve their reading skills
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - students have a good understanding of safety and appropriate conduct, a large majority of parents report their child feels safe, and there has been a marked decrease in bullying incidents.
Extracurricular Activities
Brass band, trips abroad, art, music, work-related learning activities including health and beauty
Sutton School and Specialist College is a good school that has made significant improvements since the last inspection. Teaching is now consistently good, enabling students to make good progress in their learning.
At a Glance
52.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
194 pupils
194 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Dudley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Dudley
Admissions Demand - Dudley
Places available
3,770
Applications
3,731
Got 1st preference
83.9%
Got preferred school
97.1%
Secondary admissions across Dudley (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.75855%
Overall absence
22.68041%
Persistent absence
194
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Sutton School
Russells Hall Primary School
Blowers Green Primary School
Jesson's Church of England Primary School
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
Milking Bank Primary School
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Priory Primary School
Netherton CofE Primary School
Roberts Primary School
Red Hall Primary School
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