Cheam High School

State-Funded School

cheam-high-school-sutton-london

LondonRegion

SuttonLocal Authority

Sutton and CheamConstituency

SM3 8PWPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Cheam High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Sutton, London.

It currently serves 2,119 pupils. Cheam High School is part of Cheam Academies Network.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.54

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

17%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

2,119

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 2,119
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Cheam Academies Network

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Jul 2025	Outstanding	Good	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
9 Mar 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.