Cheam High School Explained

Cheam High School
Coordinates:51.366°N -0.218°W
Motto:Undaunted
Established:1933
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Pete Naudi
Principal Label:Executive Principal
Principal:Rebecca Allott
Location:SM3 8PW
Address:Chatsworth Road
Country:England
Postcode:SM3 8PW
Ofsted:Yes
Dfeno:319/5403
Urn:136785
Staff:250+
Enrolment:2,010
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Website:http://www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk

Cheam High School is a mixed sex academy school located in Cheam, London Borough of Sutton, South London.[1] It consists of a lower school, for those aged between 11 and 16, wherein each year group consists of 300 students and a sixth form for ages 17–18.

The school has specialisms in languages and the arts. The previous headteacher Rebecca Allott succeeded TJ Vaughan on his retirement in 2000. Peter Naudi is headteacher and the deputy head is P Vosper.

Facilities

The school has a large artificial grass pitch and smaller all-weather pitch, a fitness gym area and multiple halls, including a sports hall.[2] The Cheam gymnastics club operates out of the school's building.[3]

Awards

The school holds the Artsmark Gold Award from the Arts Council recognising the high quality of work in various aspects of the curriculum including art, drama, music and dance.[4] It also has the Sportsmark Award recognising its out-of-hours sports program.

Inspections

Ofsted awarded Cheam an "Outstanding" report in 2007, 2010 and 2015. This is the highest Ofsted grade, only achieved by 20% of schools.[5]

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact Us - Cheam High School . 2023-02-18 . www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk.
  2. Web site: Overview - Cheam High School - NHS . 2023-02-18 . www.nhs.uk.
  3. Web site: cheam home page . 2023-02-18 . www.cheamgymnastics.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Artsmark Gold - Latest News - Cheam High School . 2023-02-18 . www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk.
  5. Ofsted: Cheam High School Inspection report (2010)
  6. Web site: Murphy-Pyle . Mike . Expanding empire celebrates new leader's coronation . Sutton Guardian . 26 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226171143/http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/10251322.Expanding_empire_celebrates_new_leader_s_coronation . 26 February 2014 . live . 5 July 2018.