Cheam High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 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
- 2103 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 23.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 57.2%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 8.2%
Other Asian 6.9%
Chinese 4.1%
Indian 4%
Pakistani 3.7%
African 2.8%
Other 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 57%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 68%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 59.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.53
Local authority average 5.47
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 13 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 63 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 108 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 131 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 107 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Cheam High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 335
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 310
- 2nd preference
- 250
- 3rd preference
- 284
- From another Local Authority
- 375
Offers
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 21
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 342 170 172 |
| Year 8 | 335 188 147 |
| Year 9 | 335 170 165 |
| Year 10 | 320 166 154 |
| Year 11 | 318 171 147 |
| Year 12 | 234 136 98 |
| Year 13 | 219 111 108 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 93.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 19.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 61.0% 69.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 2.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 72.0% 84.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 47.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 2.4% |