Cheam Common Infants' Academy, Worcester Park

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Cheam Common Infants' Academy on 7 areas: 1 exceptional and 6 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Exceptional. "Pupils' personal development is central to all that the school does."

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils develop detailed and broad knowledge across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders promote the benefit of regular attendance at school widely."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have carefully designed a broad, ambitious and logically sequenced curriculum, which enables pupils to develop detailed knowledge across a wide range of subjects."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have deep, detailed knowledge of the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders get to know families and pupils before they start at the school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a school community in which staff, school leaders and the trust collaborate to continually improve the school's provision."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to refine and embed their identified priorities for improvement in order to drive a transformational impact for all pupils".

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 1.15pm and an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 131 families put Cheam Common Infants' Academy as their first choice and 317 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cheam Common Infants' Academy are Cheam Common Junior Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 96% reading, 96% maths); Dorchester Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 86% maths); The Mead Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles); and Meadow Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 82% maths).

Cheam Common Infants' Academy is one of 13 schools run by Leo Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

5.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 44.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 42 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 7 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Worcester Park, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lindsay Road (->e), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 170 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sutton (324).

In 2024/25, Cheam Common Infants' Academy issued 5 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.