Top 10 School Districts in the UK: Sutton

The London Borough of Sutton is located in South West London and has 42 primary schools, 14 secondary schools, 3 special schools, and 8 private schools. According to the 2011 census, the borough has a total population of 191,100 and covers an area of 43.85 square kilometers. The borough has a crime rate of 4.74%, which is within the London average. There are nine government-run libraries in the borough, as well as a mobile library and home library service. There are 89 parks and open public spaces within the borough.
The borough is home to 60.8% of residents aged 20-64. The district's economically active population consists of 58% of full-time workers and 6% of the unemployed. Self-employed persons accounted for 15 percent of the active workforce. Residents of the region with a diploma or higher make up 30.1% of the total population. According to the 2011 Census report, White British people in the district made up 70.9% of the local population and the Chinese made up 1.2%.
As one of the best school districts in London, and even in the UK, the quality of teaching in Sutton District schools is highly praised by parents. When sharing their experience of choosing a school, some parents have mentioned that in order to get their children into a better state school, they have to pay more attention to the quality of education in the school. Parents attend a weekly church service, either English National or Catholic so that the child can enter the church school. They also have chosen to move to the Sutton area. The proportion of pupils who are able to get into their first-choice schools has been declining year on year as state school entry has become more competitive. However, the proportion of Sutton pupils who are successful in gaining entry to a first-choice primary school is 84% of the borough's total applications, the highest proportion of any London borough one. 8% of Sutton Borough pupils entered a second-choice primary school. Only 3.8% of pupils did not enter a self-selecting school.

Introduction to outstanding private schools

Sutton High School GDST

Address: 55 Cheam Road, Sutton, Greater London SM1 2AX
E-mail: office@sut.gdst.net
Tel: 020 8642 0594
Founded in 1884.
Type of School: Private Day School for Girls
Age: 3-18 years
Number of students: 708
Tuition fees: ?,760 - ?1,505 per annum
Student Achievement: 100% of GCSEs at A*- C or above, 94% of A-levels at A*-E or above, 29% of A-levels at AAB or above.
School Features:

• The majority of students come from different parts of south London, with a small number of non-native English speaking international students.
• The school is well-equipped with dance studios, an electronics room, canteen, and laboratories.

Focus School - Carshalton Campus

Address: Little Woodcote Centre, Telegraph Track, Off Woodmansterne Lane, Carshalton SM5 4AZ
Email: carshalton.secondary@focus-school.com
Tel: 020 8773 9966
School year: 2003
Type of school: Private Day School
Age: 7-18 years
Number of students: 120
Tuition: N/A
Student results: ranked 24th in the country for A-level results, with 100% of students achieving A*-E or above in three A-level subjects and 86% of students achieving A*-C or above in five GCSE subjects.
School Features:

• The majority of students come from different parts of the south London area, with a few non-native English-speaking international students.
• The school is well equipped with a dance studio, an electronic room, a canteen, and laboratories.

Greenacre School for Girls

Address: 16 Sutton Lane, Banstead SM7 3RA.
Email: admin@greenacre.surrey.sch.uk
Tel: 017 3735 2114
Founded in 1933.
Type of School: Private Day School for Girls
Age: 3-18 years
Number of students: 312
Tuition fees: ?966 - ?094 for the term.
Student Achievement: in 2014, the proportion of students achieving three A-levels at A*-E or above reached 87% and the proportion of students achieving five GCSEs at A*- C or above reached 94%.
School characteristics:

• The majority of students come from local families, with a smaller proportion of international students.
• Students do very well in music, sports and drama, and have been successful in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme, where 70 students have won medals.

Introduction to outstanding public schools

Sutton Grammar School Sutton Grammar School

Address: Manor Lane, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4AS
Email: office@suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk
Tel: 020 8642 3821
Founded in 1899.
Type of school: Public day school for boys
Age: 11-18 years
School population: 860
Teacher-student ratio: 1:17.6
Pupil Achievement: in 2014, 100% of the number of A-Levels with three grades at A*-E or above, A- Ranked 67th in the country for Level 5 with 99% of GCSEs at A*- C or above. Ranked 13th nationally for GCSE results.
School Features :

• The majority of students are from local white British families, with 15% international students.
• The focus is on future career development, with entrepreneurship training programs, business simulations, and other activities.

Wilson's School

Address: Mollison Drive, Wallington, Surrey SM6 9JW
Email: office@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk
Tel: 020 8773 2931
Founded in 1615.
School Type: Public Day School
Age: 11-18 years
Number of students: 1063
Teacher-student ratio: 1:15.4
Student achievement: in 2014, 55% of students achieved AAB or above at A-Level, A- 100% of Level 3 students achieving A*-E or above, ranked 49th in the country for A-levels. 99% of GCSEs with five A*- C grades or above. GCSE grades ranked 18th in the country.
School Features:

• The majority of students come from white British families, with over 30% of students coming from non-native English-speaking countries.

Southfield Park Primary School

Address: Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8TF
Email: info@southfield-park.surrey.sch.uk
Tel: 013 7274 3104
School year: 2003
School Type: Public Day School, Mixed
Age: 4-11 years
Number of students: 359
Student Achievement: in 2014, 47% of students achieved an overall grade 5 or higher in English reading, writing, and math.
School characteristics :

• The majority of pupils come from native white British families, with over 30% of pupils coming from non-native English-speaking countries.

Westbourne Primary School

Address: Anton Crescent, Collingwood Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 2NT
Email: office@westbourne.sutton.sch.uk
Tel: 020 8644 8453
School Type: Public Day School, Mixed
Age: 3-11 years
Number of students: 473
Student Achievement: in 2014, 47% of students achieved an overall grade 5 or higher in English reading, writing, and math.
School characteristics:

• The majority of pupils come from white British families.
• The number of pupils whose mother tongue is not English is increasing year on year.
• The school has won awards for physical activity and a Healthy School Award.

St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School

Address: London Road, North Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9DL
Email: office@stceciliasprimary.org.uk
Tel: 020 8337 4566
Founded in 1938.
School Type: Public Day School Mixed
Age: 3-11 years
Number of students in school: 489
Teacher-student ratio: 1:25.4
Student Achievement: in 2014, 34% of students achieved an overall grade 5 or higher in English reading, writing, and math.
School characteristics:

• The majority of pupils are from local white British families, with 3% of international pupils

Nonsuch Primary School

Address: Chadacre Road, Stoneleigh, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 2HQ
E-mail: nonsuchprimary@suttonlea.org
Tel: 020 8393 9209
School Type: Public Day School
Age: 3-11 years
Number of students: 260
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: In 2014, 52% of students achieved an overall grade 5 or higher in English reading, writing, and math.
School Features:

• The percentage of students from ethnic minority families has increased year by year.
• The majority of students whose first language is not English are not in the early stages of learning English.

Avenue Primary School

Address: Avenue Road, Sutton, SM2 6JE
Tel: 020 8642 5138
Type of school: mixed public day school
Age: 3-11 years
Number of students: 835
Teacher-student ratio: 1:19
Student Achievement: in 2014, 33% of students achieved an overall grade 5 or higher in English reading, writing, and math.
School characteristics:

• The majority of pupils are from local white British families, 28% are international.

Wallace Fields Junior School

Address: Dorling Drive, Epsom, Surrey KT17 3BH
Tel: 020 8393 0350
Founded in 1967.
School Type: Public Day School Mixed
Age: 7-11 years
Number of students: 272
Teacher-student ratio 1:21.2
Student Achievement: in 2014, 37% of students achieved an overall grade 5 or higher in English reading, writing, and math.
School characteristics:

• Around half of the pupils are from White British families in the Sutton area, with 1% international students

St Philomena's School

Address: Pound Street, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 3PS.
Email: enquiries@stphils.org.uk
Tel: 020 8642 2025
Founded in 1893.
Type of school: Public day school for girls
Age: 11-18 years
School population: 1255
Teacher-student ratio: 1:16.6
Student Achievement: in 2014, the proportion of students achieving three A-levels at A*-E or above was 93% and the proportion of students achieving five GCSEs at A*- C or above was 84%.
School characteristics :

• Around half of the pupils are from the Sutton area, with the remainder coming from other London boroughs, and the proportion of international pupils is 17%.

Glyn School

Address: The Kingsway, Epsom KT17 1NB
Email: glynmail@glynschool.org
Tel: 020 8716 4949
Founded in 1927.
Type of school: Public day school for boys
Age: 11-18 years
School population: 1665
Student Achievement: In 2014, 89% of students achieved A*-E or above in three A-levels and 83% of students achieved A*-C or above in five GCSEs.
School characteristics:

• The majority of students come from local white British families, with 3% international students.

This article is contributed by Juwai Columnist Annie.