The Sutton Academy
About the school
The Sutton Academy is an open secondary school in St. Helens.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 June 2026
- Published
- 20 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.1
- St. Helens
- 41.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- St. Helens
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 39.10%
- St. Helens
- 35.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.10%
- St. Helens
- 56.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 34.80%
- St. Helens
- 33.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.74
- St. Helens
- 3.59
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 23.33
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1451
Girls
50.10%
Boys
49.90%
SEN support
18.88%
Education, health and care plan
3.51%
English as an additional language
5.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.36%
Overall absence
10.23
Persistent absence
27.81
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
207
Sustained education or employment
83%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
13%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
72
Sustained education or employment
75%
Higher education
29%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
33%