Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Popular emoji_events #8 in Sutton public Top 14% UK

Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Craig Hudson

corporate_fareLEO ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSutton, SM3 9UU

language Visit Website phone 2086447415

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

923

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Sutton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy is an academy converter in Sutton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of LEO ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 919 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 31% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 31 primaries in Sutton and #1,141 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 64%

Reading86% LA 74%

Writing85% LA 69%

Maths86% LA 74%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading89% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths91% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths95% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 1.4

1.4

Write

LA 0.0

0.4 to 2.5

3.3

Maths

LA 0.9

2.2 to 4.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading88% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.9

0.2 to 2.5

0.5

Write

LA 0.4

-0.5 to 1.6

3.5

Maths

LA 1.4

2.5 to 4.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 67%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing92% LA 76%

Maths95% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.2

-1 to 1.4

Write

LA -0.4

0.9 to 3.1

3.1

Maths

LA 0.5

2 to 4.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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26 June 2019

Inspection Report

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04 October 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-06-26

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Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-12-01

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.1%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.1%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 919 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.1%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	919	1	0.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	920	1	0.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	915	1	0.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	916	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	916	1	0.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	920	2	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	923	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	923	1	0.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	894	4	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	892	1	0.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	884	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	892	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	894	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	890	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	891	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	891	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	892	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	895	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	895	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	892	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	875	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	873	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	868	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	833	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	826	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	816	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 11 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils