OFSTED
20 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Sutton
Trust
CHEAM ACADEMIES NETWORK
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,119
2,119 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,013
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
1,106
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.5 pts
below England
School
15.3%
Sutton
16.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.2 pts
above England
School
25.5%
Sutton
34.2%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
above England
School
2.0%
Sutton
1.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
53.5%
1,133
Any other White background
9.0%
191
Any other Asian background
7.5%
159
Chinese
4.8%
101
Indian
4.5%
96
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
79
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.9%
295 of
2,119 pupils
6.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.7
11.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.05 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.17 pts
higher than
England
School
7.38%
Sutton
6.01%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.23 pts
higher than
England
School
20.05%
Sutton
15.08%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.51 pts
higher than
England
School
2.31%
Sutton
1.60%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
107.0%
14.7 pts
above England
Cheam High School
107.0%
Sutton
105.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.