SCHOOL PROFILE

Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 140260
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 892 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 April 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sutton
Trust LEO ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 916 895 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 458 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 458 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.8%
19.0 pts below England
School 5.8%
Sutton 16.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

46.8%
26.5 pts above England
School 46.8%
Sutton 34.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.1%
0.9 pts below England
School 0.1%
Sutton 1.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
39.3%
360
Indian
13.3%
122
Any other Asian background
11.5%
105
Chinese
10.2%
93
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
47
Pakistani
5.1%
47
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.5% 114 of 916 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.5%
Sutton 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.3% 85 pupils
England 14.8% 5.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 29 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 38
Speech, language & communication 27
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
No specialist assessment yet 8
Hearing impairment 5
Specific learning difficulty 5

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

79.0% 18.6 pts above England
School 79.0%
Sutton 65.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Sutton 75.7%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Sutton 70.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Sutton 75.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.27%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.94 pts lower than England
School 4.27%
Sutton 6.01%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.27 pts lower than England
School 6.54%
Sutton 15.08%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 0.26%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

102.7% 14.5 pts above England
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy
102.7%
Sutton
95.9%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information