Cheam High School

Cheam High School

Motto	Undaunted
Established	1934
Type	Foundation Comprehensive School
Religion	Secular
Headmistress	Miss R. Allott (Rebecca Allott)
Specialism	Language College; Arts (Media) Sixth Form
Location	Chatsworth Road Cheam Greater London SM3 8PW England
Local authority	London Borough of Sutton
DfE URN	103010
Ofsted	Reports
Staff	250 +
Students	2100 students.
Gender	Co-Educational
Ages	11–18
Website	Cheam High School

Coordinates: 51°21′57″N 0°13′05″W / 51.365966°N 0.217999°W / 51.365966; -0.217999

Cheam High School is a mixed gender comprehensive school located in Cheam, Greater London, England. It consists of a lower school, for those aged between 11-16, and a sixth form for 17-18. The school holds dual Specialist Language College and Arts College status. The current Headteacher is Miss R Allott who succeeded Mr TJ Vaughan upon his retirement in 2000.

Awards

The school holds the Artsmark Silver Award from the Arts Council to recognise the high quality of work in various aspects of the curriculum including Art, Drama, Music and Dance. It also has the Sports Mark Award recognising the strong sporting ethos of the school. Cheam High School received "Outstanding" Ofsted reports in both 2007 and 2010. This is the highest grade Ofsted award and only 8% of schools receive it. Cheam High School has recently (1/6/11) become an academy although it fully retains its character, ethos and appearance.

Notable alumni

Jane Wilson-Howarth, author

References

http://www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk/other/Ofsted%20final%20report%20may10.pdf

External links

• Official website