Cheam High SchoolSutton Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sutton.
Summary of the comparison
Cheam High School and Sutton Grammar School are secondary schools in Sutton.
Cheam High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sutton Grammar School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Sutton Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Cheam High School was judged strong and Sutton Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.7 for Cheam High School and 80.3 for Sutton Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cheam High School (53.4 in 2021-22, 50.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Sutton Grammar School (81.5 in 2021-22, 80.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SuttonCheam High School | SuttonSutton Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | B83/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 15 in Sutton | 5th of 15 in Sutton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,103 | 1,043 | |
| Capacity | 1,980 | 840 | |
| Location | Sutton, SM3 8PW | Sutton, SM1 4AS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 | 80.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.9% | 99.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.8% | 100.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.0% | 59.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | 7.46 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 318 | 133 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 186 | 179 | |
| A-level average points | 34.0 | 47.6 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | A- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.5 | 47.7 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.0% | 61.5% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,103 | 1,043 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.0% | 2.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 23.8% | 36.1% | |
| SEN support | 9.6% | 6.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.0% | 13.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cheam High School
Sutton Grammar School
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