Overall Oxbridge
#1,284
5 ranked schools · -370 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
61
Offers
9
Offer rate14.8%
-7.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
A town of some 96,000 that has kept its own town council and royal charter independent of Birmingham's wider civic machinery, Sutton Coldfield sits among woodland, heath, and suburban streets northeast of the city centre. Sutton Park lies at the town's heart. Covering over two thousand acres of ancient wood and open heathland, it defines the town's green character and separates western residential districts from the wider conurbation. Streetly and Little Sutton extend the leafy belt northward, while New Oscott marks the southern approach toward the city.
Four Oaks, at the northern edge, is widely regarded as one of the area's most competitive postcodes for school catchments, drawing families who compete for places across both the primary and secondary phases. The Cross-City Line from Sutton Coldfield station connects the town to Birmingham New Street in around twenty minutes.
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Area Performance
Across 43 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.93/10, +0.51 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Sutton Coldfield schools
Sutton Coldfield vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Sutton Coldfield schools
top 23% of 14,978
top 23% of 14,978
top 35% of 3,862
top 35% of 3,862
top 46% of 2,555
top 46% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
5 ranked schools · -370 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
61
Offers
9
Oxford
5 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
38
Offers
0
Cambridge
4 ranked schools · +11 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
23
Offers
9
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