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Overton Grange School

Secondary · Sutton · SM2 6TQ

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 December 2024

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At a glance

1,092 pupils · 82% of 1,330 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
30.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
33.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.overtongrange.sutton.sch.uk/
URN
136756

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 40 families named it first for 226 Year 7 places, 0.18 first choices per place. We hold 4 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 10 December 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.18 first-choice applications per place

226 places offered · 40 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

192 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
46.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
64.6%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
35.9%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
31.4
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school46.8
Median of its 12 closest peers44.5
Sutton average62.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Harris Academy RiversidePurfleet · 21 miles awayExpected standard47.9
The Westgate SchoolSlough · 22 miles awayGood40.6
Sharples SchoolBolton · 182 miles awayNo current grade55.6
St John's Catholic ComprehensiveGravesend · 26 miles awayNo current grade42.1
Campion SchoolLeamington Spa · 85 miles awayGood44.5
West London Free SchoolLondon · 10 miles awayGood69.2
King Edward VII AcademyKing's Lynn · 100 miles awayGood44.4
Bolder AcademyIsleworth · 11 miles awayGood45.6
Ladybridge High SchoolBolton · 181 miles awayGood41.7
The De Montfort SchoolEvesham · 90 miles awayGood38.4
Harris Academy OckendonSouth Ockendon · 23 miles awayOutstanding47.3
Hertswood AcademyBorehamwood · 22 miles awayGood38.3

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
14 of 14 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 36% (Sutton 30%, England 59%) · Any other White background 15% (Sutton 9%, England 7%) · Black African 10% (Sutton 7%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 7% (Sutton 12%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 6% (Sutton 14%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Sutton 5%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Sutton 5%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Sutton 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Sutton 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Sutton 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Sutton 5%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Sutton 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Sutton 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
24.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.61 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sutton: 7.19 suspensions and 0.11 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
14.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

79.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £56,982; 7.4% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,931
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 8% (11%) · educational supplies 4% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £3,271,000; in-year balance -£155,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
96%
Continuing in education
95%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
73%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
13%
Any sustained destination
90%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher47.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work44.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier50.6%62.3%
Social housing2.9%17.1%
Privately rented46.5%20.5%
Detached houses3%22.9%
Flats75%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van28%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004155 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£345,000734 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£267,500–£499,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (79)£990,000
Semi-detached (51)£700,000
Terraced (98)£521,500
Flat (506)£300,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
33an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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