# The Link School

The Link School is a special school in Sutton, for pupils aged 4 to 19.

It had 167 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E144851. [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Pupils: 167
- Council: Sutton
- URN: 144851

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Link School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 72% in Sutton and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Link School was 1.0, against 57.9 in Sutton and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Sutton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 108 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Sutton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 1.0 | 57.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 65.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 79.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 10 | – | – |

The Link School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Carew Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carew-academy-e143672): 510 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), January 2020, before the school changed
- [Sherwood Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherwood-foundation-school-e103025): 570 m. Special. School remains Good, May 2024
- [High View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-view-primary-school-e102971): 610 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beddington Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beddington-park-academy-e148350): 630 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wilson's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilsons-school-e136621): 1 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 86.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Harris Primary Academy Purley Way](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-purley-way-e140395): 1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144851)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144851)

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