Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy, Sutton
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sutton, part of Leo Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 11 schools in Sutton with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 104% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
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 Park Farm Primary Academy in detail
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Sutton
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 82% in Sutton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 89% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 96 families put Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy as their first choice and 355 named it as one of their preferences, for 117 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy are Brookfield Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 91% reading, 88% maths); St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles); Westbourne Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 94% maths); and Cheam Fields Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 94% reading, 89% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy.
Brookfield Primary AcademySt Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolWestbourne Primary SchoolCheam Fields Primary Academy
The trust
Cheam Park Farm 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
187 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).
Who goes there
5.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 46.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Asian (30%) and Mixed (11%).
In 2026, 85 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 29 (3.2%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is West Sutton, about 1160 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Henley Avenue (->s), 310 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy are Cheam High School (0.6 miles), Glenthorne High School (0.7 miles), Sutton Grammar School (1.2 miles) and Nonsuch High School for Girls (1.4 miles).
Cheam High SchoolGlenthorne High SchoolSutton Grammar SchoolNonsuch High School for Girls
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 2024 entry went to a family 515 metres away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school excels at making learning engaging and accessible through skilled teaching and carefully chosen resources. Reading is prioritised as the gateway to the whole curriculum, with quick identification and support for any pupils at risk of falling behind. Every child is supported to become a well-rounded individual ready for secondary school, with access to extensive clubs, trips, and leadership opportunities.
Key Strengths
- Strong teaching across all subjects with expert staff knowledge and use of technology to enhance learning
- Outstanding reading programme starting in Reception with early identification of any pupils falling behind
- Exceptional behaviour supported by clear policies and a focus on developing social skills from the early years
- Comprehensive personal development opportunities including pupil leadership roles, clubs, and residential trips
- Expert support for pupils with additional needs, including those with SEND and those learning English
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Pupil leadership team, digital leader roles, eco-squad, pupil-led clubs for younger pupils, residential trips including one night in Year 3 and week on Isle of Wight, assemblies led by older pupils, breakfast club, after-school club, holiday provision
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy is a wonderful place where pupils feel happy and safe, with well-above-average results in national tests and exceptional provision for personal development. The school has successfully maintained its outstanding standards since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
5.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
187 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 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 91% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 91% to 85% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
31.3
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
32.1
KS2
28
Total classes
17 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy
Autumn Term Newsletters 2026
1 Sep 2026
Summer Term Newsletters 2026
27 Apr 2026
Spring Term Newsletters 2026
5 Jan 2026
Autumn Term Newsletters 2025
1 Sep 2025
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Maintains Outstanding Standards in Latest Ofsted Inspection
19 May 2025
Summer Term Newsletters 2025
2 May 2025
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Before and after school care
Cheam Park Farm 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
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy.
- Benhilton Kids Zone690m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Cheam Park Farm 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cheam Park Farm 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
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 20 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
104%
Over capacity
872 pupils
840 places
32 pupils over capacity 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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
85
SEN Support
29
EHC Plans
12.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
916
Total Pupils
458
Boys
458
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
38
Teachers
24.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,063
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,068
Per pupil
£4741k
Total funding
£70k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
6.5%
Persistent absence
764
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 Park Farm Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy do you need to live?
Sutton published for September 2024 entry that the last place offered at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy on distance went to a family 515 metres away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy?
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy was full in 2025, at 104% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy?
Classes at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy average 31.3 pupils (2025/26). 17 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy?
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy has around 916 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy in 2024/25. 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy?
Apply through Sutton's coordinated admissions process, naming Cheam Park Farm 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 Park Farm Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Cheam Park Farm 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. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy: Benhilton Kids Zone (690m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 20 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Park Farm Primary Academy?
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy is at Molesey Drive, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9UU.
Sources: Sutton admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)