Side by side
Cheam Common Infants' Academy and Dorchester Primary School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Cheam Common Infants' Academy takes ages 3 to 7; Dorchester Primary School takes ages 3 to 11.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Cheam Common Infants' Academy | Dorchester Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Foundation school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 7 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 410 DfE register | 472 DfE register |
| Borough | Sutton DfE register | Sutton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 131 first preferences for 120 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 42 first preferences for 51 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026 Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 8 February 2023: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Not published | 67% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 5.3% DfE register | 17.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 44.7% school census 2024/25 | 32.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 13.1% school census 2024/25 | 19.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 24.1 DfE workforce census | 21.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.