SCHOOL PROFILE

Atwood Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 140517
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Croydon
Trust THE PEGASUS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 447 447 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 216 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 231 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.7%
20.1 pts below England
School 4.7%
Croydon 27.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.2%
11.1 pts below England
School 9.2%
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
54.4%
243
Any other Mixed background
7.4%
33
Indian
6.7%
30
Any other Asian background
5.4%
24
White and Asian
4.7%
21
African
3.6%
16
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 12.8% 57 of 447 pupils
8.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.8%
Croydon 22.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.5% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 6.3 pts below
EHC plans 4.3% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Specific learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 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

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Croydon 67.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Croydon 76.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Croydon 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
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

4.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.72 pts lower than England
School 4.50%
Croydon 6.77%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.47%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.35 pts lower than England
School 8.47%
Croydon 19.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
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

94.7% 6.5 pts above England
Atwood Primary School
94.7%
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