The College grew out of an earlier organization, which offered adult and young adult education classes as early as the 1900s in the borough of Sutton. As of the 1920s, it was known as the Sutton and Cheam School of Art and in the 1950s as Sutton and Cheam School of Art and Crafts.
The College originated from an earlier educational institution that offered classes for adults and young adults starting in the early 1900s in Sutton. By the 1920s, it was referred to as the Sutton and Cheam School of Art, and by the 1950s, it became known as the Sutton and Cheam School of Art and Crafts.