Sutton CofE VC Primary School

CambridgeshireVoluntary controlled school

The Brook, Sutton, Ely, CB6 2PU

Headteacher: Mrs Ruth GarbuttSchool website ↗Pupils: 269 (capacity: 362)
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2023
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
54%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2023
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 January 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
54.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
5.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 66%·Writing 61%·Maths 63%All three 54%
Reading
Expected66%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected61%
Exceeding5%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected63%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
45of 48 (93.8%)
How many applied in total?
56

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
24.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
135 girls, 134 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 67% (2017/18), currently 54%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1645.0%0.0%+0.6-0.7-1.3
2016/1751.0%9.0%+1.2-0.3-2.3
2017/1867.0%14.0%-1.2-0.6-1.9
2018/1943.0%3.0%-2.0-7.2-2.6
2022/2357.0%9.0%-0.6+0.3-1.7
2023/2449.0%5.0%---
2024/2554.0%5.0%---