Cheam High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Chatsworth Road
Cheam
Sutton
Surrey
SM3 8PW
Phone 02086445790
Reference Number 136785

General Makeup

Number of pupils 2121
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.81%
Girls: 47.19%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 187 152 339
8 175 162 337
9 167 163 330
10 171 143 314
11 176 140 316
12 127 122 249
13 117 119 236

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 58.9%
White, Other 8.8%
Asian, Other 5.9%
Mixed, Other 3.5%
Pakistani 3.4%
Chinese 3.3%
Indian 3.3%
White & Asian 2.6%
African 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2021-01-25
Date Description Report
2020-12-09 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-04-24 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-02-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-27 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2010-05-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-12-10 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-05-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-12-10 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
51.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 58.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 73.7% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 34.82 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.21 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ B C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 14.3% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 277 48
Third Preference 308 23
From another Local Authority 357 6

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Stoughton Avenue, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 8PQ
0.13 miles
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy
Molesey Drive, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9UU
0.6 miles
St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School
Anne Boleyn's Walk, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 8DF
0.68 miles
Thomas Wall Nursery School
Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2SF
0.76 miles
Robin Hood Infants' School
Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2SF
0.76 miles
Westbourne Primary School
Anton Crescent, Collingwood Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2NT
0.76 miles
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
London Road, North Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9DL
0.79 miles
Meadow Primary School
Sparrow Farm Road, Stoneleigh, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 2LW
0.8 miles
Nonsuch Primary School
Chadacre Road, Stoneleigh, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 2HQ
0.83 miles
Brookfield Primary Academy
Ridge Road, North Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9LY
0.93 miles
Robin Hood Junior School
Thorncroft Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1RL
0.95 miles
Cuddington Croft Primary School
West Drive, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 7NA
1.07 miles
Cheam Common Junior Academy
Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 8UT
1.08 miles
Cheam Common Infants' Academy
Balmoral Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 8SS
1.12 miles
Dorchester Primary School
Dorchester Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 8PG
1.14 miles
All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School
All Saints Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 3DA
1.21 miles
Manor Park Primary Academy
Greyhound Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4AW
1.3 miles
Auriol Junior School
Vale Road, Stoneleigh, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 0PJ
1.46 miles
Devonshire Primary School
Devonshire Avenue, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5JL
1.48 miles
The Mead Infant and Nursery School
Newbury Gardens, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 0QG
1.49 miles
Name Distance
Brookways School
660 London Road, North Cheam, Sutton, SM3 9BZ
0.64 miles
Homefield Preparatory School
0.7 miles
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Ewell Road, Cheam, Ewell Road, Cheam Surrey, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 8AB
0.79 miles
Sutton High School GDST
0.96 miles
Sutton Grammar School
Manor Lane, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4AS
1.22 miles
Glenthorne High School
Sutton Common Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9PS
1.25 miles
Overton Grange School
36 Stanley Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6TQ
1.35 miles
Greenholm School
95 Brighton Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5SJ
1.47 miles
Ewell Castle School
Church Street, Epsom, KT17 2AW
1.65 miles
Greenshaw High School
Grennell Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 3DY
1.66 miles
Harris Academy Sutton
2 Chiltern Road, Sutton, SM2 5RD
1.7 miles
Linden Bridge School
Grafton Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 7JW
1.98 miles
North East Surrey College of Technology
Reigate Road, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 3DS
2 miles
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Winchcombe Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 1RW
2.02 miles
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Shorts Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3PS
2.09 miles
Tennis Avenue School
Manor Park, Malden Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 6AU
2.11 miles
Carshalton High School for Girls
West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2QX
2.11 miles
Blossom House School
Blossom House School, Station Road, Motspur Park, Surrey, KT3 6JJ
2.18 miles
Glyn School
The Kingsway, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1NB
2.28 miles
Perseid School
Bordesley Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5LT
2.29 miles
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