The Sutton Academy
Elton Head Road, St Helens, WA9 5AU
Local ranking3rd of 9 secondary schools in St. Helens
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1550
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 43.1 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.1% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 34.8% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.7 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 256
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Higher education
- 29.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25D+
Avg A-Level Grade
23.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
23.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
19
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 118
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1451
- Boys
- 724 (50%)
- Girls
- 727 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1550 (94% full)
- SEND
- 22.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.4%
- EAL
- 5.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 18.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 95.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,213/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 89.2%
- White Other: 3.1%
- Other: 3.1%
- Asian Other: 0.7%
- Black Other: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Asian Chinese: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
89.2%
White British
3.1%
White Other
3.1%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136141
- UKPRN
- 10030494
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST