Editing London Borough of Sutton (section)

== Education ==
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===Schools===
{{See also|List of schools in Sutton (London borough)}}
The London Borough of Sutton has some schools at both primary and secondary levels which perform exceptionally well. Five of the state secondary schools are [[List of grammar schools in England|grammar schools]].
* The Borough came top of the England GCSE league tables in 2011 on the key benchmark – the percentage of pupils achieving five good GCSEs (A* to C) including English and Mathematics. The national average for 2011 was 58.2%. The average for Sutton, at 74.7%, was more than 15% above this national average. Only three other local authorities achieved an average above 70%.<ref>[http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/yoursay/schools/9503933.SUTTON_TOPS_GCSE_LEAGUE_TABLES/ SUTTON TOPS GCSE LEAGUE TABLES (From Your Local Guardian)]. Yourlocalguardian.co.uk (31 January 2012). Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref>
* In 2013 Sutton's secondary schools bucked the national trend and performed better than in 2012. 83.9% of pupils achieved five A* to C GCSE grades in subjects including Maths and English compared with 75.6% in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/10627865.LIVE__Sutton_GCSE_results_day_2013/ |title=LIVE: Sutton GCSE results day 2013 (From Sutton Guardian) |publisher=Suttonguardian.co.uk |date=23 August 2013 |access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref> Sutton's GCSE performance was second across all borough's in England (The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was first).<ref>{{cite web|author=Anna Davis |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/gcse-league-tables-one-in-three-london-pupils-leave-school-without-five-good-grades-9080236.html |title=GCSE league tables: One in three London pupils leave school without five good grades – Education – News – London Evening Standard |publisher=Standard.co.uk |date=23 January 2014 |access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref>
* Sutton's primary schools were described as 'particularly impressive' by Ofsted in its December 2013 annual schools report 2012–2013. It ranked Sutton's primary schools at joint third in the country and joint first in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/10911141.Sutton_s_primary_schools_hailed_as__particularly_impressive__by_Ofsted/?ref=mr |title=Sutton's primary schools hailed as 'particularly impressive' by Ofsted (From Sutton Guardian) |publisher=Suttonguardian.co.uk |date=2 January 2014 |access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref>
* In July 2016 it was announced that two schools in the borough had been named the best schools in the country in the [[Times Educational Supplement]] (TES) 2016 Awards. Stanley Park High School was named the "Best Secondary School" in the country. Limes College was named the best alternative provision school.<ref>[http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/14591169.Two_Sutton_schools_celebrate_national_awards/?ref=mr&lp=11 Sutton Guardian]</ref> TES described Stanley Park as having achieved "remarkable outcomes for its student body by focusing on igniting their passion for learning." The judges were "impressed by the creative, ambitious and supportive culture fostered at Stanley Park". Limes College was recognised as a place where young people are able to make a fresh start and build for the future, and where staff truly believe that every student can excel.<ref>[http://www.tesawards.co.uk/tessa2016/awardswinners/winners Times Educational Supplement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628153354/http://www.tesawards.co.uk/tessa2016/awardswinners/winners |date=28 June 2016 }}</ref>

Schools in the borough were set to receive the fourth largest funding increase in the country in 2015/16.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/11077524.Sutton_schools_to_get___8m_boost___fourth_largest_funding_increase_in_the_country/?ref=eb |title=Sutton schools to get £8m boost – fourth largest funding increase in the country (From Sutton Guardian) |publisher=Suttonguardian.co.uk |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref>

In May 2014 it was announced that grammar schools in the borough planned to set aside a number of additional places specifically for Sutton borough pupils. Nonsuch High School for Girls and Sutton Grammar School for Boys had already agreed this new policy at the time of the announcement, while the other three grammar schools in the borough were set to follow suit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/11227875.Grammar_schools_to_save_places_for_Sutton_pupils_in_landmark_move/?ref=eb |title=Grammar schools to save places for Sutton pupils in landmark move (From Sutton Guardian) |publisher=Suttonguardian.co.uk |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref>

===Adult education===
[[Sutton College of Learning for Adults]] (SCOLA), originally named Sutton College of Liberal Arts, is a college offering over 1,000 part-time courses at its borough-wide centres. its main centres are in [[Sutton, London|Sutton]] and [[Wallington, London|Wallington]].