St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
London Road, North Cheam, Sutton, SM3 9DL
This school is closed (it closed in November 2025).
It was replaced by St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Vince Burke
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 417
- Pupils on roll
- 465
- URN
- 102993
- Local authority
- Sutton
About this school
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Sutton. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 465 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 66 | 64 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 78% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 22% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 88% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 92% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 95% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Cecilia's Catholic 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 | 83% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 468 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 465 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 465 | — |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 465 | 0.0 miles |
| Brookfield Primary Academy | 79% | 5.1% | 15.1% | 450 | 0.3 miles |
| Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy | 79% | 4.3% | 6.2% | 916 | 0.4 miles |
| Dorchester Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 18.6% | 472 | 0.5 miles |
| Cheam Common Junior Academy | 90% | 3.8% | 8.6% | 512 | 0.7 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)
- 4.86%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.63%
- Persistent absence
- 6.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Brookfield Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Dorchester Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
Cheam Common Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
Other 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
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Sutton.
- Has St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School?
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School had 465 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Cecilia's Catholic 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 30 November 2025.