Sutton School is a

coeducational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

foundation

special school Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

, located in the Russells Hall Estate in

Dudley Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...

, West Midlands,

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

. It provides education to pupils aged 11 to 16 years and caters for approximately 160 pupils. Pupils at the school have a

Statement of Special Educational Needs Special educational needs (SEN), also known as special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the United Kingdom refers to the education of children who require different education provision to the mainstream system. Definition The definiti ...

, and are deemed to have moderate learning difficulties. The current school buildings were constructed in 1962 and the school underwent a significant expansion in 1997. An ICT suite was constructed in 2013. The school has also gained specialist status as a

Business and Enterprise College Business and Enterprise Colleges (BECs) were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in England. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields. Schools that successfully applied to the Specialist Sch ...

References

External links

Sutton School official website
Special schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Foundation schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Special secondary schools in England {{WestMidlands-school-stub