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Cheam Common Infants' Academy

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personMrs Rachel Townsend

corporate_fareLEO ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWorcester Park, KT4 8SS

language Visit Website phone 2083374152

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

427

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cheam Common Infants' Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Worcester Park, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Cheam Common Infants' Academy is an academy converter in Worcester Park, Sutton, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of LEO ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 412 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-09-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-16

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 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 412 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, 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)	412	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	411	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	426	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	426	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	395	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	380	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	380	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	378	5	1.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	353	3	0.8%	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 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Cheam Common Infants' Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

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Inspection History

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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