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Primary school in Sutton

Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy

Molesey Drive, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9UU

Full
School website 02086447415
Ofsted No grade April 2025
Met the expected standard 79% in the top quarter nationally
Chance of a place 99% of first choices offered
Local deprivation 9/10 less deprived

Ofsted

Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 2 April 2025.

This inspection did not give an overall grade. Read the report for Ofsted's findings; it cannot be compared as a single score with a historic grade.

Read the Ofsted report

Current published outcome
Report card — no overall grade
Last overall grade in this dataset
Not stored — this dataset keeps the latest inspection, which has no overall grade
Days since inspection
548 days
Framework era
Current framework (no overall grade)

These four fields describe the latest published inspection on this record. The dataset does not keep a previous inspection row, so a school inspected under the current framework will usually have no overall grade to show as “prior”.

Key stage 2 results 2024/25

Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

79% England 60.7%

Reached the higher standard

21% England 8.1%

Average reading score

107 England 105.3

Average maths score

110 England 104.1

On the headline measure this school is in the top quarter of state-funded primaries in England.

Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is least disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the top quarter.

There are no progress measures for primary schools any more. They were calculated from a key stage 1 baseline, and statutory key stage 1 tests ended in 2023, so nothing has been published since. That makes attainment the only official measure — and attainment tracks intake closely, which is why the comparison against similar schools above is the more useful of the two lines.

Getting a place 2026/27 entry

About as many first choices as places. Of the 96 families who named this school as their first choice, 99% were offered a place.

Places offered
117

for entry into Reception

Named it first choice
96
First choices per place
0.82

England average 1.00

First choices offered a place
99%

England 95.1%

First preferences per place are down 11% on three years ago.

These are offers made on national offer day for 2026/27 entry, from the local authority's co-ordinated admissions round. They exclude later movement — waiting lists, appeals and in-year admissions — so a school shown as oversubscribed may still have places by September.

Oversubscription measures popularity, not quality, and the two are not the same thing: a school can be heavily oversubscribed because of its intake, its faith designation or simply because the nearest alternative is further away. We do not publish catchment maps, because catchments are not published: each admissions authority applies its own criteria afresh every year, and the distance that got a child in last year is not a boundary. Read the school's own admissions arrangements for the rules that will actually apply.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
916
Places
892
How full
Full — 916 pupils against 892 places
Girls / boys
458 / 458
Overall absence
4%

primary schools average 5.2%

Persistently absent
7%

primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions

Free school meals, last 6 years
6%

England 25.7%

English as an additional language
47%

England 18.7%

With an EHC plan
3%

England 3.5%

On SEN support
7%

England 15%

School funding 2025-26 financial year

Not found for this URN in the 2025-26 release.

Evidence found
Not found for this URN in the 2025-26 release; this is not represented as £0.
Source coverage
DfE mainstream-school allocations for running costs for pupils aged 5-16, importer snapshot 23 August 2026.
What this means
The official mainstream allocation release does not provide a publishable row for this establishment.
What this does not mean
The school received no public funding or has no budget; other establishment types and funding streams use different publications.

Allocation is not expenditure. DfE says this release combines the schools block with several other revenue grants and excludes capital spending. Funding is shown for context and is never used in School Facts ordering, peer groups or quality claims. Source, licence and coverage.

Roads and getting there

Road casualties within 500m

Child pedestrian casualties
1

England average 1.6 — pedestrians under 16, over five years

All reported collisions
22

England average 24.2 over five years

Of those, serious or fatal
2

Public transport

Bus stops within 500m
8

England average 11.9

Nearest station
West Sutton

1.2 km away — railway station

Every collision reported to the police within 500m of the school over the five years to 2024, from the Department for Transport's road casualty statistics. A high count usually says the school sits on or near a busy road, not that the school is unsafe — counts rise with traffic and with how built up an area is, and a rural school on a fast road may have fewer collisions but a worse one. Distances are straight-line from the school's recorded position.

The area around the school

9/10 Deprivation decile

Among the least deprived fifth of England.

9/10 Child poverty decile

Among the least deprived fifth of England for children in low-income families.

Indices of Deprivation 2019, for the small area the school stands in. 1 means the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least. The second measure counts only children living in low-income families, which is the one that describes the intake a school is likely to draw on.

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£550,000

postcode sector SM3 9 · 334 sales

Typical range
£463,750 to £610,000

middle half of sales

Semi-detached
£573,000
Terraced
£550,000
Flat
£280,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of England.

Every residential sale registered in this postcode sector since January 2024, from HM Land Registry. A sector covers roughly 2,500 addresses. England's median over the same period was £293,000.

Who lives there

Adults with a degree
34%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
14%

England 18.3%

In professional or managerial work
14%

England 13.4%

Households deprived in 2+ ways
12%

England 17.8%

Residents in very good health
54%

England 48.4%

Housing

Owned by the occupier
92%

England 62.7%

Social housing
1%

England 17%

Privately rented
7%

England 19.2%

Detached homes
31%

England 38.2%

Four or more bedrooms
25%

England 22.5%

No car
10%

England 21.9%

Census 2021, for Sutton 009E and the wider neighbourhood around it. These figures describe the area, not the pupils — children may travel in from much further away, and for selective, faith and independent schools they usually do.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
Ages 4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Yes
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Craig Hudson
Opened as this establishment
1 October 2013
Register status
Open
Local authority
Sutton
Ward
North Cheam
Constituency
Sutton and Cheam
URN
140260

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Official DfE record
Open the register entry

The source record for this establishment and URN.

The URN identifies this registered establishment. If a school converts or is replaced, DfE may issue a new URN; this page does not stitch different establishments together by a similar name.

Admissions history

The official school-level admissions releases contain up to 13 national-offer-day observations, from 2014/15 to 2026/27. The chart shows first choices per place; the table keeps the underlying counts.

Reception

1.30 2014/15: 0.94 first choices per place2015/16: 1.07 first choices per place2016/17: 0.93 first choices per place2017/18: 0.82 first choices per place2018/19: 0.85 first choices per place2019/20: 1.01 first choices per place2020/21: 1.18 first choices per place2021/22: 1.08 first choices per place2022/23: 1.02 first choices per place2023/24: 0.93 first choices per place2024/25: 1.03 first choices per place2025/26: 0.86 first choices per place2026/27: 0.82 first choices per place2014201620182020202220242026
All 13 annual observations
Entry yearPlacesFirst choicesPer placeFirst choices offered
2014/15 105 99 0.94 91%
2015/16 120 128 1.07 89%
2016/17 120 112 0.93 90%
2017/18 120 99 0.82 99%
2018/19 119 101 0.85 99%
2019/20 120 121 1.01 88%
2020/21 120 141 1.18 83%
2021/22 120 130 1.08 85%
2022/23 120 123 1.02 94%
2023/24 120 111 0.93 96%
2024/25 120 124 1.03 90%
2025/26 115 99 0.86 100%
2026/27 117 96 0.82 99%

These are annual observations, not forecasts. They exclude waiting lists, appeals and in-year admissions. Each series follows this exact URN only, so academy conversions and missing releases remain visible as gaps rather than being joined by name.

Nearest primary schools

SchoolOfstedExpected standardDistanceCompare
Brookfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter No overall grade 81% 0.4 mi
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter Outstanding 2023 — 0.4 mi
Westbourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter Good 2023 86% 0.5 mi
Cheam Fields Primary AcademyAcademy converter No overall grade 87% 0.7 mi
Dorchester Primary SchoolFoundation school Good 2023 69% 0.8 mi
Abbey Primary SchoolAcademy converter Good 2023 73% 0.9 mi
Robin Hood Infants' SchoolCommunity school Report card 2026 — 0.9 mi
All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school No overall grade 75% 1 mi

Schools like this

The 12 state schools in England whose intake most closely matches this one — same phase and sector, and as near as the data allows on size, disadvantage, SEN, English as an additional language and the deprivation of the surrounding area. These are the schools it can fairly be judged against.

This school 79%
Median of its 12 closest peers 81%
Sutton average 67.6%
England average 60.7%

Percentage meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. This school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

SchoolAreaOfstedExpected standardCompare
Middleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter Milton Keynes Outstanding 2023 91%
Hawkedon Primary SchoolAcademy converter Reading No overall grade 86%
St Catherine's RC SchoolVoluntary aided school Barnet Good 2022 67%
Finham Primary SchoolAcademy converter Coventry Good 2024 81%
Deer Park SchoolFree schools Twickenham Outstanding 2024 90%
The Vineyard SchoolCommunity school Richmond Good 2023 71%
Orleans Primary SchoolCommunity school Twickenham Good 2024 71%
Bishop Road Primary SchoolCommunity school Bristol Outstanding 2023 84%
Dundonald Primary SchoolCommunity school London Good 2023 76%
The Breakspear SchoolCommunity school Ickenham Outstanding 2024 77%
Windmill Primary SchoolCommunity school Oxford No overall grade 60%
Wimbledon Park Primary SchoolCommunity school London Outstanding 2022 81%

Matching uses only characteristics a school does not choose. It is not a ranking, and a close match on intake does not make two schools interchangeable — sixth form, faith character, admissions rules and simple geography all matter and are not in the calculation.

Evidence ledger

Reference dates and join methods are kept separate because the figures do not all describe the same year or geography.

EvidencePublisherReference dateHow it reaches this page
School identityGet Information About Schools23 August 2026Exact URN 140260; unified importer snapshot
Inspection evidenceOfsted management information31 July 2026Exact URN; inspection 2 April 2025
AttainmentDfE performance tables2024/25Exact URN; phase-specific definitions
AdmissionsDfE school applications and offers2026/27 plus history to 2014/15Exact URN and entry point; national offer day
Pupil intakeDfE school census2024/25Exact URN; suppressed values remain missing
Funding allocationDfE school funding statistics2025-26 financial yearNo row for this URN in the mainstream-school release; not represented as zero
Roads and transportDfT road casualties, traffic and NaPTANFive-year road window; access-node snapshotCoordinate join within the stated radius
NeighbourhoodONS Census2021LSOA/MSOA containing the school, not pupil homes
DeprivationEnglish Indices of Deprivation2019LSOA containing the school
Home pricesHM Land Registry Price Paid DataSales since January 2024School postcode sector, not a catchment

These sources are published for reuse under the Open Government Licence v3.0, including the Crown database-right notice that accompanies Price Paid Data. Definitions and source notes. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.

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