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Cheam Common Infants' Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Balmoral Road, Worcester Park KT4 8SS · cheamcommoninfants.com · 020 8337 4152
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Last distance offered
- 0.63 mi
- 1.01 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sutton Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 410
- 96% of 427 places
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.3%
- First language not English
- 44.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Leo Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.63 mi (1.01 km) from the school. Source: Sutton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 131 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 120 | 131 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 112 | 105 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 120 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 117 | 116 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 131 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.63 mi1.01 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
The council's table says 'All': every applicant was offered a place.
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cheam Common Infants' Academy on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 65
- 15% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied