The Royal Sutton School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D44
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Fairfax
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Local ranking42nd of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1584
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 52.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 252
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
119
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 272
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1571
- Boys
- 709 (45%)
- Girls
- 872 (55%)
- Capacity
- 1584 (100% full)
- SEND
- 14.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.2%
- EAL
- 8.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 12.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,990/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 67.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.1%
- Asian Chinese: 3.6%
- Black Caribbean: 3.5%
- Black African: 3.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.0%
- White Other: 2.8%
- Asian Indian: 2.7%
67.5%
White British
4.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
3.6%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Fairfax Road
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 136908
- UKPRN
- 10034152
- Establishment No.
- 5410
- Trust
- FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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