Cheam High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 12 2015 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Unique reference
- 136785
- Address
- Chatsworth Road, Cheam, SM3 8PW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2121 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 21.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
White British 58.9%
Mixed 8.9%
Other White 8.8%
Other Asian 5.9%
Pakistani 3.4%
Indian 3.3%
Chinese 3.3%
African 2.4%
Other 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.51
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 69%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.1
Local authority average 59.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 23 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 55 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 118 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 102 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 118 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
Cheam High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 336
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 312
- 2nd preference
- 277
- 3rd preference
- 308
- From another Local Authority
- 357
Offers
- 1st preference
- 252
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 23
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 339 187 152 |
| Year 8 | 337 175 162 |
| Year 9 | 330 167 163 |
| Year 10 | 314 171 143 |
| Year 11 | 316 176 140 |
| Year 12 | 249 127 122 |
| Year 13 | 236 117 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 94.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 18.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 70.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 1.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 83.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 43.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 10.0% 38.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 3.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | SP 0.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 1.7% |