Primary and Special Schools
The estate is served by several schools including Russells Hall Primary School on Overfield Road and the Holly Hall School on Scotts Green Close.
The Sutton School is a special educational needs school in the Russells Hall Estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It provides education to pupils aged 11 to 16 years and caters for approximately 160 pupils. The school has been awarded specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College. The current headteacher is Mr D Bishop-Rowe.
The current school buildings were constructed in 1962 and the school underwent a significant expansion in 1997.
Athletics The Sutton School has enjoyed an excellent tennis season in 2009, with a team overall record of 14-2 against valley league opponents.
Sutton School attracted interest in 2000 when Dudley Council wanted to send Andrew Downer, an 11-year old whose parents wanted him to attend Castle High School, to Sutton School. At a subsequent Special Educational Needs Tribunal, his parents were successful and he was allowed to attend Castle High School.
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