Sutton Grammar SchoolHarris Academy Sutton

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sutton.

Summary of the comparison

Sutton Grammar School and Harris Academy Sutton are secondary schools in Sutton.

  • Sutton Grammar School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Harris Academy Sutton scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Sutton Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sutton Grammar School was judged Good and Harris Academy Sutton was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 80.3 for Sutton Grammar School and 58.2 for Harris Academy Sutton.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Sutton Grammar School (81.5 in 2021-22, 80.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Harris Academy Sutton (60.6 in 2022-23, 58.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sutton Grammar School versus Harris Academy Sutton compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SuttonSutton Grammar SchoolSuttonHarris Academy SuttonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureB82/100
Local ranking5th of 15 in Sutton Stronger figure6th of 15 in Sutton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderBoys Mixed
Pupils on roll1,043 1,296
Capacity840 1,295
LocationSutton, SM1 4AS Sutton, SM2 5RD
GCSE results
Attainment 880.3 Stronger figure58.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths99.2% Stronger figure70.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths100.0% Stronger figure85.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc59.4% 68.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score7.46 Stronger figure5.44 4.09
Cohort133 205
A-level results
A-level entries179 105
A-level average points47.6 Stronger figure37.4 35.0
A-level average gradeA- B-
Best 3 A-levels points47.7 Stronger figure37.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects61.5% Stronger figure22.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,043 1,296
Free school meals (ever 6)2.6% 18.1%
English as an additional language36.1% 38.3%
SEN support6.3% 10.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.8% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.6% 11.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Sutton Grammar School

Harris Academy Sutton

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