Stoughton Avenue, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey SM3 8PQ
10 reasons to choose Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Main point of differentiation
Cheam Fields Primary Academy is one of the best state primary schools in Sutton, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. Its arts programme, educational trips programme, and facilities are better than most local primary schools.
School fundamentals
Cheam Fields Primary Academy is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 6 members of Leo Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2010) inspection.
Average class size
Cheam Fields Primary Academy usually has two classes per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Cheam Fields Primary Academy ranks in the top 27% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 33% of schools.
The Cheam Fields Primary Academy curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects through the International Primary Curriculum. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Cheam Fields Primary Academy
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Homefield Preparatory School (1.1 miles); Sutton High Prep School (1.3 miles); Ewell Castle Junior School (2.2 miles).
Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy (1 mile); Westbourne Primary School (1.2 miles); Nonsuch Primary School (1.4 miles).
Sutton High School (1.3 miles); Ewell Castle School (2.2 miles); Epsom College (3.9 miles).
Cheam High School (0.4 miles); Nonsuch High School for Girls (0.9 miles); Glenthorne High School (1.7 miles).