OFSTED
1 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Croydon
Trust
INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
847
847 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
420
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
427
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.7 pts
above England
School
34.5%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
47.5 pts
above England
School
67.8%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
19.8%
168
Any other Asian background
18.7%
158
African
14.5%
123
Pakistani
8.5%
72
Caribbean
6.7%
57
Any other White background
6.5%
55
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.5%
97 of
847 pupils
9.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
74.0%
13.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Reading
8.2 pts above England
School
82.0%
Croydon
76.3%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Croydon
75.0%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.84 pts
lower than
England
School
5.37%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.65 pts
lower than
England
School
14.17%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.57 pts
lower than
England
School
0.24%
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
80.7%
7.5 pts
below England
West Thornton Primary School
80.7%
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.