Sutton School

State-Funded School

sutton-school-dudley-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

DudleyConstituency

DY1 2DUPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sutton School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 194 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.18

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

194

Total Pupils

66%Boys

34%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 194
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
15 Oct 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.