Cheam High School

Academy in Cheam, Greater London, England

51°21′57″N 0°13′05″W / 51.365966°N 0.217999°W / 51.365966; -0.217999InformationTypeAcademyMottoUndauntedEstablished1933Department for Education URN136785 TablesOfstedReportsExecutive PrincipalRebecca AllottHeadteacherPete NaudiStaff250+GenderCo-educationalAge11 to 18Enrolment2,010Websitehttp://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

Koop Arponen, singer
Jonathan Austen, also known as Jonathan I, leader of the micronation Austenasia^[6]
Seb Brown, footballer
Jane Wilson-Howarth, physician and author

References

^ "Contact Us - Cheam High School". www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ "Overview - Cheam High School - NHS". www.nhs.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ "cheam home page". www.cheamgymnastics.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ "Artsmark Gold - Latest News - Cheam High School". www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ Ofsted: Cheam High School Inspection report (2010)
^ Murphy-Pyle, Mike (26 February 2013). "Expanding empire celebrates new leader's coronation". Sutton Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2018.