SCHOOL PROFILE

Park Hill Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 144382
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 372 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 May 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 5 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 367 367 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 189 51.5% of pupils
Male pupils 178 48.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.8%
3.0 pts below England
School 21.8%
Croydon 27.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

45.8%
25.5 pts above England
School 45.8%
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.

Indian
34.1%
125
White British
10.9%
40
Any other White background
8.4%
31
African
7.9%
29
Any other Asian background
7.4%
27
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
19
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 25.1% 92 of 367 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.1%
Croydon 22.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.4% 75 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.6% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 30
Speech, language & communication 30
Specific learning difficulty 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Physical disability 3
Hearing impairment 2

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

82.0% 21.6 pts above England
School 82.0%
Croydon 67.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

89.0%

15.2 pts above England

School 89.0%
Croydon 76.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Croydon 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
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

4.25%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.96 pts lower than England
School 4.25%
Croydon 6.77%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.65 pts lower than England
School 9.16%
Croydon 19.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

98.7% 10.5 pts above England
Park Hill Junior School
98.7%
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