Cheam Fields Primary Academy, Sutton
Cheam Fields Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sutton, part of Leo Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 11 schools in Sutton with published results, and 1,154th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2010)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sutton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cheam Fields Primary Academy in detail
Cheam Fields Primary Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Cheam Fields Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 82% in Sutton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (95% in reading, 90% in maths).
Getting a place at Cheam Fields Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 78 families put Cheam Fields Primary Academy as their first choice and 323 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cheam Fields Primary Academy are St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 86% maths); Meadow Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 82% maths); and Nonsuch Primary School (0.8 miles).
Cheam Fields Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary SchoolCheam Park Farm Primary AcademyMeadow Primary SchoolNonsuch Primary School
The trust
Cheam Fields Primary 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.
What parents say
88 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cheam Fields Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).
Who goes there
5.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 32.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Asian (15%) and Mixed (11%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is West Sutton, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tilehurst Road West Sutton (->s), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cheam Fields Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 161 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).
Suspensions and exclusions
Cheam Fields Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cheam Fields Primary Academy are Cheam High School (0.1 miles), Nonsuch High School for Girls (0.7 miles), Overton Grange School (1.3 miles) and Harris Academy Sutton (1.7 miles).
Cheam High SchoolNonsuch High School for GirlsOverton Grange SchoolHarris Academy Sutton
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Sutton published that the last place for 2025 entry went to a family 1,669 metres away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2010, 15 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Cheam Fields Primary Academy is where the values of 'learning, excellence and opportunity' are not just words but a way of life. The school has created a nurturing and purposeful learning environment which enables staff to provide pupils with important skills for life, such as reading, mathematics and digital literacy. The school develops individuals to be curious and enthusiastic learners. Pupils are highly motivated to learn as a result of the exciting curriculum that is in place. This enthusiasm results in pupils achieving exceptionally well academically.
Pupils thoroughly enjoy coming to school and feel very safe. As a result, attendance is high. Pupils behave very well because the school has very high expectations. This begins from the very start, with children in the early years quickly learning the school's routines and structures.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a highly ambitious curriculum. It has carefully thought about what pupils need to know and understand for each of the subject areas. This is completed for the different points in a pupil's learning journey. In mathematics, children in Reception count up to 10 using objects. In Year 3, pupils accurately add three-digit numbers, which is then developed further in Year 4, as pupils add four-digit numbers accurately and confidently.
The school has made sure that teachers are proficient in teaching the curriculum across subjects. They combine exceptionally strong subject knowledge with the ability to clearly communicate what pupils need to learn. Teachers extend pupils' vocabulary. Teachers provide opportunities for pupils to strengthen their use of digital technology. In history, Year 5 pupils were learning about the oracle bones from the Shang Dynasty while using technology to compare and contrast them with other civilisations.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2010 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
5.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
88 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 94% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.5
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
31.9
KS2
15
Total classes
8 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Autumn Term Newsletters 2026
25 Sep 2026
Summer Term Newsletters 2026
17 Jul 2026
Spring Term Newsletters 2026
27 Mar 2026
Autumn Term Newsletters 2025
19 Dec 2025
Summer Term Newsletters 2025
18 Jul 2025
Spring Term Newsletters 2025
28 Mar 2025
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Before and after school care
Cheam Fields Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Sutton
Term dates
Cheam Fields Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sutton's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cheam Fields Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cheam Fields Primary Academy is in Sutton; for families living there:
Apply to Sutton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 32
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 29 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
15 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sutton is 39 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Cheam Fields Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
426 pupils
438 places
12 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sutton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sutton
Across Sutton council
Places available
2,445
Applications
2,159
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Sutton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
57
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
15.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
471
Total Pupils
245
Boys
226
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
23.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,540
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,144
Per pupil
£2396k
Total funding
£45k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
6.3%
Persistent absence
378
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Cheam Fields Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Cheam Fields Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Cheam Fields Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 89% did so in maths.
What is Cheam Fields Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Cheam Fields Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2010, it was rated Good.
How close to Cheam Fields Primary Academy do you need to live?
Sutton publishes how far the last offered place was, in metres: 794 for 2024 entry, then 1669 for 2025 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Cheam Fields Primary Academy?
Cheam Fields Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Cheam Fields Primary Academy?
Classes at Cheam Fields Primary Academy average 30.5 pupils (2025/26). 8 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Cheam Fields Primary Academy?
Cheam Fields Primary Academy has around 471 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Cheam Fields Primary Academy?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Cheam Fields Primary Academy in 2024/25. 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Cheam Fields Primary Academy?
Apply through Sutton's coordinated admissions process, naming Cheam Fields Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Cheam Fields Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Cheam Fields Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Cheam Fields Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 29 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 15 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sutton is 39 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cheam Fields Primary Academy?
Cheam Fields Primary Academy is at Stoughton Avenue, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 8PQ.
Sources: Sutton admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)