Sutton House Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Sutton House Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–16, located in Southend on Sea, East of England.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 82 pupils. Sutton House Academy is part of Parallel Learning Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 6.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 0%
- EBacc average point score
- 0.35
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
83%Boys
17%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 5 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 82
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- Parallel Learning Trust
Inspection history
3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2024 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 23 Nov 2021 | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| 7 May 2014 | Requires improvement | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Requires improvement |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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