Sutton Education Trust

UID 16553·Incorporated February 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

6 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£28.1m

2,404 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.1%

of income

Avg reserves

6.1%

of income

Avg absence

6.6%

Persistent: 18.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.2%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

2,404 / 2,719 places

Total admin cost

£1.0m

£435 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 6 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

2 of 6 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 3 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 5 of 6 schools.

All 6 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

2 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 6 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

67% Good+

Good 2RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1

Leadership & management

83% Good+

Good 5RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.2%

-3.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 February 2017

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 2

Achievement

Expected standard 2

Inclusion

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 2

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	2,516	£19.1m	£19.3m	78.5%	4.7%
2022/23	6	2,505	£21.2m	£21.6m	77.9%	3.1%
2023/24	6	2,483	£23.4m	£24.0m	76.7%	1.7%
2024/25partial	6	2,404	£28.1m	£26.2m	72.1%	6.1%
2025/26	6	2,319	—	—	—	—

Member schools (6)

6 schools|6 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Beddington Infants' School	102983	Primary	workforce pressure
Culvers House Primary School	131103	Primary	workforce pressure
Dorchester Primary School	102982	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
High View Primary School	102971	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base	130934	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concern
Sherwood Foundation School	103025	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficit