Dorchester Primary SchoolCheam Common Junior Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Worcester Park.

Summary of the comparison

Dorchester Primary School and Cheam Common Junior Academy are primary schools in Worcester Park.

  • Dorchester Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cheam Common Junior Academy scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Cheam Common Junior Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dorchester Primary School was judged Good and Cheam Common Junior Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Dorchester Primary School and 90.0% for Cheam Common Junior Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Dorchester Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Cheam Common Junior Academy (83.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dorchester Primary School versus Cheam Common Junior Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Worcester ParkDorchester Primary SchoolWorcester ParkCheam Common Junior AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100B81/100Stronger figure
Local ranking23rd of 37 in Sutton 5th of 37 in Sutton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll527 510
Capacity682 330
LocationWorcester Park, KT4 8PG Worcester Park, KT4 8UT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 90.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard15.0% 36.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 114.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census527 510
Free school meals (ever 6)18.6% 8.6%
English as an additional language32.3% 38.6%
SEN support19.4% 14.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.2% 6.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Dorchester Primary School

Cheam Common Junior Academy

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