Cheam High School, Sutton

In its own words: "Our aim is the pursuit of excellence for all. We strive for the development of individual potential in a stimulating and inspiring school that is at the heart of the local community."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It includes information on who we are, how we work, and how we perform across a range of areas. It also provides parents/carers with information on how to work with us to support their child's progress and development. We are very proud of our school and the children and young adults that study here."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, drama, coding, Lego, robotics, gardening and Duke of Edinburgh.

On phones, the school says: "4 th The fourth time the student is caught with their phone it will be given to the member of staff, they will have it confiscated, and parents/carers will be required to collect it from the school office."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 3 December 2026 at 5.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Cheam High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 62.3 in Sutton and 47 across England.

61% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 72% in Sutton and 47% in England.

That is up from 50.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.05: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.8, against 55.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were French, Biology and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 304 families put Cheam High School as their first choice and 1441 named it as one of their preferences, for 322 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 64 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Cheam High School are Nonsuch High School for Girls (0.8 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 81.8); Sutton Grammar School (1.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 82.6); Glenthorne High School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 63.6); and Overton Grange School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3).

Cheam High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Cheam High School is one of 2 schools run by Cheam Academies Network, an academy trust.

190 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cheam High School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Of the 316 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 241 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 25.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%), Asian (17%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 245 pupils (11.6%) received SEN support and 50 (2.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is West Sutton, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Priory Road (SM3), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cheam High School 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 205 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sutton (324).

In 2024/25, Cheam High School issued 100 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Cheam High School are Cheam Fields Primary Academy (0.1 miles), Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy (0.6 miles), St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School (0.7 miles) and Robin Hood Infants' School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.