Year 11 - Blue Year
Welcome to the Blue Year Group - Year 11 - 2026/27
Below you will find just some of the important information that will help support your son/daughter through their GCSE exam year at Cheam.
There is much more information available within the rest of the website and, as always, please contact the year team directly if you require any specific information.
Our email address is: blue@cheam.sutton.sch.uk
Key staff:
Year Leader: Mrs J Jenkins
Year Managers: Mrs R Lawrence & Mr A Chacksfield
Leadership Line Manager: Ms S Connolly
Form tutors:
| 11BZ | Mrs S Boyd |
| 11DB/KH | Miss Dibartolo & Ms Kelly-Smith |
| 11DN | Miss Dann |
| 11HI | Miss Hill |
| 11HO | Miss Hoozer |
| 11JM | Miss James |
| 11KM/WK | Miss Ketheeswaralingam & Mrs Wicks |
| 11LP | Mrs Lopes |
| 11MB/MZ | Mrs McBride & Miss Murrells |
| 11RA | Miss Rotaru |
| 11SL | Mr Stanley |
| 11TG | Miss Teague |
Key dates:
| Year 11 Information Evening | 28th September |
| Year 11 Assessment Window 1 | W/C 12th October |
| Sixth Form Open Evening | 3rd December |
| Year 11 Assessment Window 2 | W/C 7th & 14th December |
| Year 11 Subject Teacher Meeting | 4th February |
| Year 11 Assessment Window 3 | 25th February - 5th March |
| Year 11 Assessment Window 4 | 18th - 19th March |
| Year 11 Success Evening | 22nd March |
| External Exams - Practical | W/C 12th, 19th & 26th April |
| External Exams - Written | 4th May - 21st June |
| Year 11 Last Day Celebration | 28th May |
| External Exams Contingency Day | 23rd June |
| Year 11 Prom | 9th July |
School day:
Year 11 students are encouraged to be at school by 8:20am to ensure a prompt start to the day.
A typical Year 11 day at Cheam starts with tutor time, intervention or assembly and continues until the end of period 5 at 3.00pm. Please note: some GCSE option subjects do have a Period 6, from 3.00 - 4.00pm.
| Tutor time | 8.30am - 9.00am |
| Period 1 | 9.00am - 10.00am |
| Period 2 | 10.00am - 11.00am |
| Break | 11.00am - 11.20am |
| Period 3 | 11.20am - 12.20pm |
| Period 4 | 12.20pm - 1.20pm |
| Lunch | 1.20pm - 2.00pm |
| Period 5 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm |
Please note: assembly day for Year 11 is a Monday
Extra-curricular opportunities
There are a variety of extra curricular clubs that take place after school as well as homework club and sports matches. Information regarding the wide range of extra curricular clubs that are available can be found here. (TBC)
Inter-tutor events - this is updated regularly, keep checking in!
Cashless card payment system
Information regarding the cashless card payment system can be found here.
Uniform expectation
Information regarding the uniform expectation can be found here.
Prom and Last Day Celebrations
Students have started to gain points for the end of year celebrations. This has been achieved through having high attendance, being punctual and promoting the school’s core values. Students need to achieve a total of 3000 points in order to attend both prom and last day events. We are extremely pleased with how students have returned to school and look forward to celebrating all of their hard work at the end of the year.
Support with Year 11 exams, along with further information about the remainder of the year, can be found here.