Cheam Common Infants' Academy

Previous inspections

• 12 May 2026School inspectionReport card
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• 26 April 2022School inspection
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• 6 February 2018Academy conversion letter
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Pupils

Pupils

412

Capacity

427

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Free school meals

5%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

16.8

Teaching assistants (FTE)

13.5

Leadership (FTE)

2.4

Part-time teachers

11%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Cheam Common Infants' Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Cheam Common Infants' Academy on 12 May 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Exceptional for personal development and wellbeing; Strong standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at Cheam Common Infants' Academy?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Cheam Common Infants' Academy?

Cheam Common Infants' Academy is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Cheam Common Junior Academy, 60 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Cheam Common Junior Academy. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Cheam Common Infants' Academy guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Cheam Common Infants' Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.