The Sutton Academy was originally opened as a replacement for the much older Robins Lane High School.

The bell from the old facility can be seen on display inside the current Sutton Academy site.

Ten years after this event, the school achieved its specialist status in sports in 2002.

After becoming an academy in 2010, The Sutton Academy's facilities were slated to be extensively refurbished as part of the government's Building Schools for the Future scheme until the scheme was axed.

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