St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School
Anne Boleyn's Walk, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Mann
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 102992
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086425463
About this school
St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Sutton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 349 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 63 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 65% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 81% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 444 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School compares
St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School ranked 15th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 349 | — |
| Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery | 94% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 472 | 0.4 miles |
| Cheam Fields Primary Academy | 84% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 471 | 0.6 miles |
| Robin Hood Infants' School | — | 5.1% | 10.9% | 239 | 0.9 miles |
| Avenue Primary Academy | 63% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 1,057 | 1.0 miles |
| Nonsuch Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.81%
- English as an additional language
- 28.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Cheam Fields Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Robin Hood Infants' School0.9 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Avenue Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Nonsuch Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Epsom
Other schools in Sutton
St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sutton.
- All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary Academy Primary
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Devonshire Primary School Primary
- Manor Park Primary Academy Primary
- Robin Hood Infants' School Primary
- Robin Hood Junior School Primary
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Sutton CofE VA Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School teach?
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School is Mrs Amy Mann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School?
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School has 349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School full?
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 349 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwark.
- Does St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Sutton?
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School ranked 15th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.