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Cheam Common Infants' Academy and Malden Parochial CofE Primary School

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What differs

  • Cheam Common Infants' Academy takes ages 3 to 7; Malden Parochial CofE Primary School takes ages 3 to 11.
  • Cheam Common Infants' Academy has 410 pupils; Malden Parochial CofE Primary School has 231.
  • The two schools are 1 mile apart in a straight line.

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FactCheam Common Infants' AcademyMalden Parochial CofE Primary School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Academy converter

DfE register

State-funded: Voluntary aided school

DfE register

Ages3 to 7

DfE register

3 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils410

DfE register

231

DfE register

Religious characterNot publishedChurch of England

DfE register

BoroughSutton

DfE register

Kingston upon Thames

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round131 first preferences for 120 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

39 first preferences for 30 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted report card, 12 May 2026

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 29 March 2022: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot published80% (2024/25)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals5.3%

DfE register

6.9%

DfE register

English as an additional language44.7%

school census 2024/25

23.2%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support13.1%

school census 2024/25

7.9%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher24.1

DfE workforce census

21.8

DfE workforce census

Overall absence4.6%

DfE, 2024/25

4.3%

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.

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