The Sutton Academy

About The Sutton Academy

The Sutton Academy’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.06 places it comfortably above the St. Helens local authority average of -0.31 for secondary schools, meaning its pupils make slightly better academic progress than the typical student in the borough. This is a meaningful gap, given that the LA average is notably negative. The school ranks 4th out of 9 secondary schools in St. Helens on this metric, putting it in the top half locally, and sits in the 53rd percentile nationally — essentially middle-of-the-pack across England. That said, the picture is mixed when you dig into the subject breakdown. While maths progress is positive (+0.10) and open element progress is strong (+0.13), English progress is a clear weak spot at -0.45, dragging the overall figure down. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 43.1 is modest, and just 39.9% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths (the basics 5 measure), compared with 56.3% at grade 4 or above. The EBacc entry rate of 39.5% is reasonable, though only 17.1% achieved the full EBacc at grade 5 or better.

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