Overton Grange School

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Overton Grange School
Address
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Stanley Road Sutton , Surrey , SM2 6TQ United Kingdom
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1997
Department for Education URN	136756 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Mrs Brenda Morley MBE
Acting Head-Teacher	Mr Stride
Staff	150
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1235
Houses	4

Overton Grange School is a mixed academy school in Sutton, Greater London, England. The school opened in 1997 with its first intake.

Planning for a new school in the area was identified in the 1980s. The capacity is approximately 1300 students. It has a sixth form college, opened in 2002.

It has a hearing support department and a greater number of students with disabilities because of the purpose-built facilities.

The school became an academy on 1 June 2011.

The latest OFSTED report, following its January 2016 inspection, grades the school as "Good" in all categories. The report notes that "a culture exists whereby everyone ‘takes ownership of pupils’. Consequently, leaders have addressed well the areas for improvement since the last inspection".^[1] It has also been Inspected again in March 2019. Again it was graded "Good".

The School provides 7 Years of Education for all students. Year 12 and 13 are the Sixth form. In order for a student to move into the sixth form, they require sufficient GCSE results from the Year 11 Exams at the end of the year. If they have not achieved these grades, then it will require them to search for another Sixth form for further education.

Background[]

The school was built on derelict land which once housed a blood transfusion centre and then a youth theatre workshop. The first intake was in September 1997 but it was not until 27 March 1998 that the school was officially opened. Further accommodation was added to support GCSE students in September 2000 and a sixth form was built in September 2002.^[2]

List of Headteachers[]

• Mr. Kieran Osborne (1997–2004)
• Mr Gerry Bennett (2004)
• Mr. Willis (2004–2005)
• Mr. Jones (2005–2006) (Interim)
• Mr. Stephen Foxwell (2006–2008)
• Mr Gerry Bennett and Mr Keith Stride (2009)
• Mr. Peter Butterworth (2009–2016)
• Mr. Gerry Bennett and Mr. Keith Stride (2016–2019)
• Mr. Keith Stride (2019–present)

Notes[]

External links[]

• Official website

Coordinates: 51°21′06″N 0°11′49″W / 51.3518°N 0.1970°W / 51.3518; -0.1970