Cheam Common Infants' Academy
Balmoral Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEO ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Hughes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- LEO Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 427
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 145481
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083374152
About this school
Cheam Common Infants' Academy is a primary academy in Worcester Park. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 410 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Cheam Common Infants' Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cheam Common Infants' Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 5.9% | 410 | — |
| Cheam Common Junior Academy | 90% | 3.8% | 8.6% | 512 | 0.0 miles |
| Dorchester Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 18.6% | 472 | 0.4 miles |
| The Mead Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.6% | 5% | 292 | 0.7 miles |
| Meadow Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 585 | 0.7 miles |
| Auriol Junior School | 74% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 342 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.92%
- English as an additional language
- 44.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 10.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheam Common Junior Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
Dorchester Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
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The Mead Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Epsom
-
Meadow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Epsom
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Auriol Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Epsom
Other schools in Worcester Park
- Cheam Common Junior Academy Primary
- Cuddington Community Primary School Primary
- Dorchester Primary School Primary
- Green Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Malden Parochial CofE Primary School Primary
- Linden Bridge School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Cheam Common Infants' Academy teach?
- Cheam Common Infants' Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Worcester Park.
- Who is the headteacher of Cheam Common Infants' Academy?
- The headteacher of Cheam Common Infants' Academy is Mrs Samantha Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cheam Common Infants' Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cheam Common Infants' Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cheam Common Infants' Academy?
- Cheam Common Infants' Academy has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Cheam Common Infants' Academy full?
- Cheam Common Infants' Academy has capacity for 427 pupils and 410 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cheam Common Infants' Academy a faith school?
- No. Cheam Common Infants' Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cheam Common Infants' Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cheam Common Infants' Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cheam Common Infants' Academy?
- Cheam Common Infants' Academy is part of LEO ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Cheam Common Infants' Academy's absence rate?
- Cheam Common Infants' Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cheam Common Infants' Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cheam Common Infants' Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.