Cheam High School | Secondary with sixth form in Sutton | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Cheam High School

SecondaryPost 16

Sutton · Sutton · SM3 8PW http://www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk/

Pupils
2,119
cap. 1,980
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
20 May 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
9 Dec 2020
Monitoring visit
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24 Apr 2019
Monitoring visit
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11 Feb 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Sutton. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
81%
+1pp
LA
85%
England
66%
84%82%80%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
57%
-1pp
LA
71%
England
46%
60%58%57%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
50.7
-1.2
LA
62.2
England
46.8
53.452.050.7
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
39%
+1pp
LA
59%
England
41%
39%33%27%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
14.4
-0.3
LA
12.4
England
7.7
15.114.413.6
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.05
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
34.0
+0.6
LA
39.1
England
32.4
36.733.430.0
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.01
-0.2
LA
+0.10
+0.2+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
16%
+3pp
LA
32%
England
14%
16%11%7%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
0
B-C+C
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.01
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

95%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education86%
Apprenticeships7%
Employment2%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

89%

staying in education or employment

7% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education62%
Apprenticeships5%
Employment22%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
2,103
cap. 1,980
2,1352,0351,935
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.7
LA AVG 17.39:1
17.116.415.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
24%
LA AVG 31.98%
24%19%15%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
16%
LA AVG 17.87%
17%14%12%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
12%
LA AVG 11.54%
14%11%8%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
6%
England
9%
8%7%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
20%
LA
16%
England
24%
24%17%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressChatsworth Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8PW
Telephone02086445790
Local authoritySutton
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£8052 spend / pupil£7872 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jun 2011 (was URN 103010)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2581%57%50.7Not applicable39%14.4318
2023/2480%58%51.9+0.0538%14.7316
2022/2381%60%53.1+0.1138%15.0320
2021/2281%59%53.4+0.0936%15.1319
2018/1981%59%52.9+0.2727%13.6291
2017/1880%59%52.3+0.2435%13.6296
2016/1784%58%51.3+0.1235%296
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2579%
2023/2464%
2022/2368%
2021/2270%
2018/1960%
2017/1858%
2016/1769%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2534.0C+-0.0116%234
2023/2433.3C++0.1713%251
2022/2334.8C+14%250
2021/2236.7B-15%235
2018/1935.0C++0.2512%259
2017/1830.4C-0.127%249
2016/1730.0C+0.158%237

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252,10315.712%24%16%7%20%
2023/242,12116.210%22%16%8%21%
2022/232,13515.910%20%15%8%21%
2021/222,11515.78%21%16%8%24%
2020/212,05516.610%20%12%
2018/192,00116.514%18%15%5%12%
2017/181,98317.114%17%16%5%11%
2016/171,93515.614%15%17%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.