What is Cheam High School's Ofsted rating?

Cheam High School received a Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its 2015 inspection.

What do parents say about Cheam High School?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 190 responses): 88% of parents would recommend Cheam High School.

What are Cheam High School's latest exam results?

Cheam High School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.6. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Cheam High School located?

Cheam High School is a secondary school in Sutton, Sutton (SM3 8PW).

How many pupils attend Cheam High School?

Cheam High School has around 2,103 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Cheam High School with other schools?

View Cheam High School's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Sutton.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

Cheam High School

Chatsworth Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8PW

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Outstanding

Feb 2015

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

50.6school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

50.6

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

26.7%

Basics 9-5

56.6%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

50.6

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	53.1	46.4
2023/24	51.9	46.4
2024/25	50.6	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.11	0.00
2023/24	+0.05	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

39.0%

EBacc APS

4.53

EBacc 9-5

19.8%

EBacc 9-4

28.3%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

33.96

A*-A Grades

21.8%

A*-B Grades

50.0%

AAB+ %

16.0%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 234 students entered

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What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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