State primary · 3 to 11 · Mixed · Roman Catholic · 465 pupils
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
London Road, North Cheam, Sutton, SM3 9DL
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · RECEPTION 2027
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Ofsted: Outstanding · November 2023Top 21% (7/34)Oversubscribed · 1.2 first choices per place (2026)
Summary
The key facts, in one placePrimary (key stage 2)
The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 1,436th of 14,817 on the same figure. Band: Top 21%.
Top 21% (7/34)Rank among 34 Sutton primaries with results, 2025 results (reading, writing and maths)
- Inspection
- Outstanding, November 2023
- Getting in
- Oversubscribed for Reception 2026
- Results
- 82% expected standard; 13% higher standard
- Size
- 465 pupils; 60 places a year; classes of 31
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Run by
- Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11 · Mixed
Ofsted, November 2023The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Strengths, and things to check
- Expected standard: 82%, against 72% in Sutton.
- Higher standard: 13%, against 20% in Sutton.
- Oversubscribed: 1.2 first choices for each place (Reception 2026).
- We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
At a glance
Against Sutton and EnglandThis schoolSuttonEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
82%
Better than SuttonHigher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
13%
Worse than SuttonPupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
30.7
ContextFree school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
4%
ContextDemand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.2
More sought after than SuttonSutton and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →
Overview
Getting in
- A Roman Catholic school: its admissions policy may give priority by faith.
- 70 families put it first for 60 places; 57 of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- Outstanding
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 82% (England 62%) (county 72%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 13% (England 8%) (county 20%)
Daily life
- Classes average 30.7 pupils; 56% of classes have more than 30
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 107 m
- 51 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 5 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³, PM2.5 8.2 (1 km square, background level)
- Absence and suspension figures are not published for this school (DfE covers state schools only).
Who runs it
- Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust, with 9 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 December 2025
- Replaced St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School (URN 102993)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Applications and offers, DfE
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 60 | 70 | 202 | 57 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2026 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.
Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 82% | 62% | 72% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 13% | 8% | 20% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | Top 21% (7/34) |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2023 | Graded inspection | Outstanding |
Source: Ofsted, 2023.
Daily life
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 30.7 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 56% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 107 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 5 serious and 0 fatal in all; 5 involved a pedestrian, 10 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 13.8 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 12.7 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 8.2 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 4.3% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 31% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 15% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 2.4% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 50% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust, with 9 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 December 2025
- Replaced St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School (URN 102993)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Sutton and the Sutton league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.