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Sutton Community Academy

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2.6

Based on 20 reviews and 163 answers

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  • Food2.8
  • Communication2.5
  • Activities2.5
  • Safety2.4
  • Staff2.2
  • Outdoor environment2.2
  • Education2.1
  • Indoor environment2.1
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  • Employee
    1.0
    21 March 2026

    If This Is GOOD according to Ofsted,’ I’m the Queen of England

    I am a qualified teacher, and this is one of the worst schools I have worked in across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. I have experience in challenging schools in both Derby and Nottingham, but this one stands out for all the wrong reasons. There are serious issues with staff professionalism, student behaviour, facilities, and overall management. Within my department, there was a clear lack of professionalism and respect. Some colleagues would send early-morning emails expecting others to cove...

  • Former Student
    1.0
    13 January 2026

    Taking a students shoes

    My sister has it in place that she can not do after school detentions due to her learning difficulties, because a teacher doesn’t agree with this they took her shoes off her so that she could not walk home. The teachers name is Miss Greensmith

  • Former Student
    1.0
    3 December 2025

    Anti intellectual echo chamber.

    ⚠️Setting kids up for failure in the wider society ⚠️For one, Extremely biased, invited reform uk mp to talk to who? OH! 13 year old IMPRESSIONABLE CHILDREN! I don’t see this place ever getting better, Spend all their money on exterior but can’t for the life of em buy new textbooks or learning resources for the children, they prioritize math the most and humanity subjects are seen as less important and even mocked at by staff despite them subjects being most important to shaping our future, I sa...

  • Student
    5.0
    3 March 2025

    This school is amazing ? recommend

    The school is really good they never give up on their students no matter what they also have an outstanding safeguarding team and treat their students like family.

  • Parent
    1.0
    28 February 2025

    STAY CLEAR!!!

    STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL!!! If I'm could've give minus stars I would have. This school is full of bullies and the teachers do nothing to sort it out, they just let the bullies get away with it and do whatever they want and place all the blame on the victims. If ur face fits in with their world you're ok, but if youre different or not from the local area you got no chance. I would even go as far as to say certain teachers at the school are racist! (From personal experience). If you care about y...

  • Former Student
    1.0
    5 December 2024

    the school is a hell place

    it is a living hell the school is a hell place

  • Student
    5.0
    4 December 2024

    To see how good it is

    I love it so much and I say if you are still in primary school and you are in year 6 you should go to Sutton community academy

  • Student
    5.0
    26 September 2024

    My SCA experience

    I was and still am a student at this marvellous academy since the start of year seven, and I intend to remain here for sixth form. Thanks to this school’s excellent, professional and experienced teachers, in particular: Miss Jugg, Miss Bozhilova, Miss Smalley, Miss Harrison, Mr Cruxon, Miss Evans, Mr Midcalf, Miss Brunt and others, I was able to achieve almost a full set of grade 9s and a few 8s in all of my year 10 mocks, and a grade 9 in GCSE statistics. These teachers don’t give up on their s...

  • Former Student
    1.0
    28 May 2024

    Ofsted please shut SCA down?

    Absolutely god awful school. Students and teachers alike have horrible attitudes towards anyone they don't personally agree with. If you look even slightly off from their chavvy standards, 9 times out of 10 you'll be bullied and shoved in the hallways or yelled 'Emo' at every day. Only good thing about it is the ham & cheese paninis. Glad to be leaving this year, wouldn't dream of sending my future children here xoxo

  • Student
    1.0
    17 June 2023

    it’s the worst school tbh

    it’s the worst school ever you can’t be sad or you get iso you can’t do anything and some teachers don’t even let you go toilet even when your on your period they are the worst

  • Student
    1.0
    24 May 2023

    hate shool

    this school is appauling teachers dont care and you do not get the help ive been waiting since year 8 for suport im now in yr11 doing my GCSEs there are 6 vice princeples no affence but what school needs that many vice principles its ridiculous the way teachers treat us students is apauling they dont care unless your labeled ive had many occasionns where about three male staff members was in a small room with me and shut the door for them to shout at me also had jimmy tell me i wasnt aloud in school as i had no school shoes so i was in my trainers until my mum coud get some that weekend also had teachers try and belittle me and others also if you stick up for urself you get into trouble

  • Former Student
    2.0
    1 October 2022

    Terrible School

    There's a terrible amount of things that happened at this school I'm gonna name a few. Teacher kicked me out of class and as I left the teacher said "Wanted to get him out early." I had to do half days and the only time I could see my friends was Break time because they had me stay in the "Hub" all day except break. Got pinned down even though I was in a locked room with no other children. (The only legal reason to pin down a student is if they are a danger to other students.) Had a kid th...

  • Student
    1.0
    27 August 2022

    Wouldn't send my worst enemy here.

    This school is appalling and very draining, as a student who attends. The teachers clearly dont care about what they're doing but rather their paychecks. Some teachers teach from fear, as they did in the 1950's which is atrocious. What this school decides to spend money is actually ridiculous. They spent 5k on sports day, but because of this funding they fired the school counsellors because they couldnt afford it which is genuinely disgusting. Any form of hate criming such as sexism or homophobia is quickly swept under the rug and victims get told that they were "just jokes". The food is frequently undercooked, and highly overpriced for what it is. The way they teach here is baffling and after spending four years of my life here, i can confidently state that this school has not only failed me but helped with destroying my mental health and grades. Would never recommend this dump.

  • Other
    1.0
    7 June 2022

    green army

    WORST SCHOOL IN TRASHFIELD!!!!!!! QA CLEAR #GREENARMY

  • Student
    4.0
    28 May 2022

    better than quarry

    oh my! this school is 100% better than Quarrydale Academy. What i like about this school is that the bathrooms are gender neutral and clean. People are commenting that this school is sh!t. There is a couple of d!ckheads but we don't talk about this. There are cleaners in this school which do their job properly and try their best. There is hand sanitizer everywhere on the walls where students can use the product. However in this school there is no period blood on the walls like quarrydale. Would...

  • Student
    1.0
    23 November 2020

    Worse school in Ashfield

    This school is currently the worse school in Ashfield and it needs sorting, we have staggered starts and breaks to stop contact with other year groups however we leave at the same time and mix. Every lesson you are sat in a classroom cramped with 30 other pupils for an hour at a time. We are not allowed to have the heating on cause we have vents rather than radiators as well as having to keep the windows and doors open for ventilation while we are heading towards winter and we are not allowed coats on? If Ofstead came in without warning, they would see the school as it really is due to not have a whole school PowerPoint telling us what to do when they come in. I guarantee that we would be shut down with effect of immediately.

  • Student
    3.0
    9 November 2020

    Sutton community academy

    Vice principal is sexist, years 8 and 9 still mix at the start and end of school. Most of the teachers are not saying in their own bubbles that have been set in place. Overall terrible with handling most things. Some teachers are doing it properly but only 1 or 2.

  • Student
    1.0
    23 October 2020

    Really bad

    Absolutely appalling with dealing with COVID-19 as all year groups still mix so it already seems like a normal school day.

  • Former Student
    1.0
    22 October 2020

    Requires improvement

    Things aren’t great at this school it needs a lot of help

  • Other
    2.0
    30 September 2020

    Unsatisfactory school

    Most of the time the teachers do not know what they are doing, everything needs a serious deep clean and the new vice principal is sexist