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St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Anne Boleyn's Walk, Cheam, Sutton SM3 8DF · stdunstans.sutton.sch.uk · 020 8642 5463
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sutton 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Sutton Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 349
- 83% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11%
- First language not English
- 26.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sutton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 31 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 40 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Sutton it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 116
- 26% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (25%) with SEND