UK Schools
Sutton Community Academy
Sutton Community Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire County Council, teaching 796 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 37.6 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 12 holidays and 1 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Sutton Community Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sutton Community Academy.
- 1 Staff Training Day (Staff Only)
- 2 School Opens for Year 7 and Year 13 Only
- 3 School Opens for Years 7, 10, 11, and 13
- 4 School Fully Opens for All Year Groups
- 20 Autumn Half Term Begins (School Closed)
- 4 School Reopens After Autumn Half Term
- 22 Christmas Holiday Begins
- 5 School Reopens After Christmas Holiday
- 16 Spring Half Term Begins
- 23 School Reopens After Spring Half Term
- 30 Easter Holiday Begins (Includes Good Friday & Easter Monday)
- 13 School Reopens After Easter Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 5 School Reopens After Early May Bank Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday and Summer Mid-Term Begins
- 1 School Reopens After Summer Mid-Term
- 27 Summer Holiday Begins
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Day (Staff Only) September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- School Opens for Year 7 and Year 13 Only September 2, 2025 Event
- School Opens for Years 7, 10, 11, and 13 September 3, 2025 Event
- School Fully Opens for All Year Groups September 4, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Begins (School Closed) October 20, 2025 Holiday
- School Reopens After Autumn Half Term November 4, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Begins December 22, 2025 Holiday
- School Reopens After Christmas Holiday January 5, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Begins February 16, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens After Spring Half Term February 23, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Begins (Includes Good Friday & Easter Monday) March 30, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens After Easter Holiday April 13, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens After Early May Bank Holiday May 5, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday and Summer Mid-Term Begins May 25, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens After Summer Mid-Term June 1, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Begins July 27, 2026 Holiday
- Estimated Return After Summer Holiday (Date Not Provided) September 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sutton Community Academy with Nottinghamshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 37.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 26.39 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 24.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 86% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 81% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Sutton Community Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Sutton Community Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.