The Sutton Academy
Academy sponsor led in St Helens, St. Helens.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1441 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1550 |
| Free school meals | 39.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Address | Elton Head Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.thesuttonacademy.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01744678859 |
| URN | 136141 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 16 June 2026, published 20 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 June 2022, published 17 July 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Rainhill High School (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- De La Salle School (secondary school, about 4.1 km)
- Cowley International College (secondary school, about 4.5 km)
- The Prescot School (secondary school, about 5.4 km)
- Great Sankey High School (secondary school, about 5.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.