FairfaxThe Royal Sutton School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sutton Coldfield.
Summary of the comparison
Fairfax and The Royal Sutton School are secondary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
Fairfax scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Royal Sutton School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Fairfax is ahead on our composite score.
Fairfax was judged Good and The Royal Sutton School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.1 for Fairfax and 39.7 for The Royal Sutton School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Fairfax (51.6 in 2021-22, 49.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Royal Sutton School (41.2 in 2021-22, 39.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Sutton ColdfieldFairfax | Sutton ColdfieldThe Royal Sutton School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | 44th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 76th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,571 | 972 | |
| Capacity | 1,584 | 1,141 | |
| Location | Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT | Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 Stronger figure | 39.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.5% Stronger figure | 32.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.5% Stronger figure | 52.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.6% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 Stronger figure | 3.23 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 255 | 152 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 119 2024-25 | 34 2022-23 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.0 | 21.4 2022-23 · England 34.2 | |
| A-level average grade | C+ 2024-25 | D 2022-23 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.5 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.8 | 25.9 2022-23 · England 34.7 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 7.7% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 17.5% | 7.1% 2022-23 · England 15.8% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,571 | 972 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.2% | 48.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.1% | 16.7% | |
| SEN support | 12.5% | 21.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.2% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.2% Stronger figure | 37.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Fairfax
The Royal Sutton School
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