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Over 92% of children in Sutton have received an offer of a place at their first preference primary school for September 2026.

Local elections for Sutton Council will take place on Thursday, 7 May 2026. All 55 seats of the Council will be up for election.

2026 has been designated the National Year of Reading in England, to spark a nationwide push to reverse a long-term decline in reading for pleasure.

Veolia’s nationwide orchard now stands at over 1,995 apple and pear trees and 3,620 strawberry plants, with each of the 716 schools and 55 community organisations joining an environmental network which encourages sustainable practices and outdoor learning.

The Council and its partners, Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railways, will this month start improvement works at Belmont Station.

When I became Leader of Sutton Council in May 2024 I said we would continue to get the basics right.

It has been an exciting few weeks with some key achievements linked to our economic growth here in Sutton.

Works to build another 34 new council homes in the borough got underway today as diggers moved into 71-75 Westmead Road, Carshalton. All the new homes will be for social rent.

I am proud to call Sutton my home, a place full of hardworking, caring people, great parks, excellent schools, clean streets, and busy town centres.

Today is World Book Day and it is one of my favourite days of the year. It’s lovely to see our children and young people, walking to school, dressed as their favourite book characters.

We are making some exciting changes to our sites at Sutton Life Centre and Whitehall Historic House.

96% of children in Sutton have secured a preferred secondary school place this year, compared with a London average of 94%.