Sutton Community Academy
High Pavement, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1EE
796 pupils · 88% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 9 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 20.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 118 | 114 | 380 | 115 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 164 | 154 | 411 | 161 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 147 | 126 | 386 | 143 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 141 | 99 | 385 | 134 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 170 | 104 | 329 | 148 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 149 | 110 | 285 | 133 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 163 | 102 | 273 | 130 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 168 | 147 | 301 | 162 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Quarrydale Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ashfield Comprehensive School 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Outwood Academy Kirkby 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Frederick Gent School 5.4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.