Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

The Royal Sutton School

11–16Ages
966Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144721URN

Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.9per place

2.6 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,015 applications for 148 places · 15th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.8of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

72nd of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

6.9applications per place, Year 7

2.6 above Birmingham median (4.2) 4.6 above England median (2.2)

1,015 applications · 148 places offered · 79 named it first

2026 6.9; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 5.0; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 4.0; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 4.8; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 6.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 6.6; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 4.8; Birmingham median median 4.8; as the previous school
2018 4.9; Birmingham median median 4.6; as the previous school
2017 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.5; as the previous school
2016 4.1; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 3.9; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as John Willmott School (URN 103522), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	148	1,015	6.9	79	0.53
Sep 2025	213	1,061	5.0	61	0.29
Sep 2024	225	891	4.0	51	0.23
Sep 2023	222	855	3.9	46	0.21
Sep 2022	187	891	4.8	43	0.23
Sep 2021	143	940	6.6	44	0.31
Sep 2020	134	889	6.6	34	0.25
Sep 2019 *	191	922	4.8	50	0.26
Sep 2018 *	199	974	4.9	70	0.35
Sep 2017 *	204	872	4.3	66	0.32
Sep 2016 *	194	793	4.1	86	0.44
Sep 2015 *	210	763	3.6	72	0.34
Sep 2014 *	209	808	3.9	100	0.48

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

185 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.872nd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%74th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.74

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	185	39.8	32%	56%	–
2024/25	152	39.7	33%	53%	–
2023/24	186	35.9	22%	43%	−0.74
2022/23	187	34.1	24%	48%	−0.73

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Royal Sutton SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

6.9applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Fairfax
0.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

5.5applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Plantsbrook School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

6.2applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

7.2applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

5.6applications per place 79.5Attainment 8 Selective
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
2.4 km · Birmingham

Good2022

6.1applications per place 80.5Attainment 8 Selective
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
4.1 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
The Arthur Terry School
4.2 km · Birmingham

Good2022

4.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Lift Greenwood
4.6 km · Birmingham

2026

2.2applications per place 34.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144721 · 330/4027
Trust: The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,141 pupils · 966 on roll
Free school meals: 48.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: John Willmott School (URN 103522)
Address: Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources