The Royal Sutton School
Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
966 pupils · 85% of 1,141 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 48.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2023, published 21 January 2024. 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 | 39.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 9.2% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.53 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 148 | 79 | 1,015 | 139 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 213 | 61 | 1,061 | 184 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 225 | 51 | 891 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 222 | 46 | 855 | 192 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 187 | 43 | 891 | 149 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 143 | 44 | 940 | 142 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 134 | 34 | 889 | 124 |
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
- Fairfax 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Plantsbrook School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Edmund Campion Catholic School 4.1 km · Standards maintained (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.