The Sutton Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Elton Head Road
 St Helens
 Merseyside WA9 5AU
Telephone: 01744 678859

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
History: This school arose from Sutton High Sports College
Trust: The Challenge Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Challenge Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Paul Willerton (since September 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Alison Sherman
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 95.8 / 32.8
Non-teaching Staff*: 63.8
Number of pupils: 1451
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.1
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 38.80% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 9.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: St. Helens
Electoral Ward: Bold & Lea Green
School Number: 3426905

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th June 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Eaves Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  2. Sherdley Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  3. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Ash Meadow School (1.2km) show on map
  5. Willow Tree Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  6. St Theresa's Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Robins Lane Community Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  8. Sutton Manor Community Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  9. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  10. Thatto Heath Community Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  11. St Austin's Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  12. Rainhill Community Nursery (2.1km) show on map
  13. Nutgrove Methodist Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  14. Sutton Oak CofE Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  15. Rainhill High School (2.5km) show on map
  16. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  17. Allanson Street Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  18. St Ann's Church of England Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  19. Oakdene Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  20. St Cuthbert's Catholic High School (2.8km) show on map
  21. Longton Lane Community Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  22. Tower College (2.9km) show on map
  23. St Helens College (2.9km) show on map
  24. Lansbury Bridge School (3.0km) show on map
  25. Carmel College (3.1km) show on map
  26. Mill Green School (3.1km) show on map
  27. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  28. St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  29. Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens (3.3km) show on map
  30. Launchpad Centre (3.4km) show on map
  31. This Is My Education - TIME (3.5km) show on map
  32. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street (3.5km) show on map
  33. Merton Bank Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  34. Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  35. Pace (3.7km) show on map
  36. Broad Oak Community Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  37. Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  38. Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (3.8km) show on map
  39. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (3.8km) show on map
  40. Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  41. St Luke's Catholic Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  42. Whiston Willis Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  43. De La Salle School (4.1km) show on map
  44. Eccleston Mere Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  45. Rivington Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  46. Prescot Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  47. Evelyn Community Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  48. Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery (4.4km) show on map
  49. St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary Schoo... (4.4km) show on map
  50. St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  51. Cowley International College (4.5km) show on map
  52. Cronton Church of England Primary Academy (4.5km) show on map
  53. Ashurst Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  54. Lunts Heath Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  55. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  56. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primar... (4.7km) show on map
  57. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  58. St Julie's Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  59. St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  60. Bleak Hill Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  61. Halsnead Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  62. St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  63. St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  64. Burtonwood Community Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  65. Moorfield Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  66. The Prescot School (5.3km) show on map
  67. Legh Vale Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  68. Great Sankey High School (5.4km) show on map
  69. Birchfield Nursery School (5.5km) show on map
  70. Barrow Hall Community Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  71. Outwood Academy Haydock (5.6km) show on map
  72. Carr Mill Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  73. Wade Deacon High School (5.8km) show on map
  74. Grange Valley Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  75. Brookfields School (5.8km) show on map
  76. Fairfield Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  77. All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary ... (6.0km) show on map
  78. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School (6.0km) show on map
  79. Park Road Community Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  80. Lyme Community Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  81. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  82. St Bede's Catholic Junior School (6.2km) show on map
  83. St Bede's Catholic Infant School (6.2km) show on map
  84. Willow Tree Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  85. St Basil's Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  86. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  87. Penketh Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  88. Ditton Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  89. Ormiston Chadwick Academy (6.4km) show on map
  90. St James' Church of England Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  91. Chesnut Lodge Special School (6.4km) show on map
  92. Ashley High School (6.4km) show on map
  93. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery School... (6.4km) show on map
  94. The Raise Academy (6.4km) show on map
  95. St Gabriel's CofE Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  96. Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  97. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  98. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery School... (6.7km) show on map
  99. Kingsway Primary Academy School (6.8km) show on map
  100. The District CofE Primary School (6.8km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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