Our schools are divided into the following types:
Community schools
- are owned and maintained by us (Sutton Council)
- we set the admissions criteria
- they follow the national curriculum and are not influenced by business or religious groups
Academies
- are run by a governing body
- they are independent from the local council and can follow a different curriculum
Voluntary aided church schools (also called faith schools)
- are associated with a particular religion
- they follow the national curriculum except for religious studies, where they are free to only teach about their own religion
- the governing body sets the admissions policy and their rules give priority to families who are members of the church concerned
Foundation schools
- maintained by us (Sutton Council) but their governing bodies own the school buildings and sites
- they are responsible for admissions and set their own admissions policy
Federations
- are partnerships between schools in Sutton