SCHOOL PROFILE

Whitehorse Manor Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 136565
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

2 June 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 20 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
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 422 422 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 197 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 225 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.0%
21.2 pts above England
School 46.0%
Croydon 27.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

63.5%
43.2 pts above England
School 63.5%
Croydon 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Croydon 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
23.9%
101
Caribbean
13.7%
58
Any other White background
12.1%
51
Any other Mixed background
7.3%
31
White and Black Caribbean
6.4%
27
Any other Asian background
5.9%
25
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 19.0% 80 of 422 pupils
1.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.0%
Croydon 22.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.1% 68 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.8% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 40
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Other difficulty or disability 10
Hearing impairment 3
Physical disability 3
Moderate 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

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Croydon 67.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Croydon 76.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Croydon 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
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

5.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.29 pts lower than England
School 5.93%
Croydon 6.77%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.68 pts higher than England
School 17.50%
Croydon 19.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.88%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.07 pts higher than England
School 1.88%
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

87.9% 0.3 pts below England
Whitehorse Manor Junior School
87.9%
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