SCHOOL PROFILE

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School

Primary Foundation school URN 101815
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 670 Published school capacity
Capacity used 48.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Croydon
Trust The Bourne Foundation
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 325 312 full-time · 13 part-time
Female pupils 163 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 162 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.7%
1.1 pts below England
School 23.7%
Croydon 27.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.1%
10.8 pts above England
School 31.1%
Croydon 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Croydon 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
23.1%
75
African
15.4%
50
Caribbean
9.5%
31
Any other Asian background
8.6%
28
Any other White background
7.4%
24
White and Black Caribbean
6.2%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.5% 60 of 325 pupils
2.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.5%
Croydon 22.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.0% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts above
EHC plans 2.5% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 31
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
No specialist assessment yet 5
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Severe learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Croydon 67.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Croydon 76.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Croydon 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
Croydon 76.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.03%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.19 pts lower than England
School 5.03%
Croydon 6.77%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.67 pts lower than England
School 13.15%
Croydon 19.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.46 pts lower than England
School 0.35%
Croydon 2.11%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

48.5% 39.7 pts below England
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
48.5%
Croydon
83.9%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information