SCHOOL PROFILE

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 142398
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 330 Published school capacity
Capacity used 155.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
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 512 512 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 260 50.8% of pupils
Male pupils 252 49.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.2%
16.6 pts below England
School 8.2%
Sutton 16.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.5%
18.2 pts above England
School 38.5%
Sutton 34.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.9%
4.9 pts above England
School 5.9%
Sutton 1.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
37.9%
194
Chinese
12.9%
66
Indian
12.3%
63
Any other White background
9.8%
50
Any other Asian background
6.8%
35
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
26
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 17.2% 88 of 512 pupils
3.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.2%
Sutton 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.4% 79 pupils
England 14.8% 0.6 pts above
EHC plans 1.8% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 40
Speech, language & communication 21
Specific learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Other difficulty or disability 5
Hearing impairment 2

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

90.0% 29.6 pts above England
School 90.0%
Sutton 65.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

96.0%

22.2 pts above England

School 96.0%
Sutton 75.7%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

92.0%

21.7 pts above England

School 92.0%
Sutton 70.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

96.0%

24.0 pts above England

School 96.0%
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

3.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.43 pts lower than England
School 3.79%
Sutton 6.01%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.95%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.87 pts lower than England
School 5.95%
Sutton 15.08%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.42 pts lower than England
School 0.38%
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

155.2% 67.0 pts above England
Cheam Common Junior Academy
155.2%
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