OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
1 October 2024
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
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
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
9.7 pts
above England
School
34.5%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
47.5 pts
above England
School
67.8%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Asian background
18.7%
158
Any other White background
6.5%
55
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
11.5%
97 of
847 pupils
9.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
8.2%
69 pupils
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
below
EHC plans
3.3%
28 pupils
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
61
Autistic spectrum disorder
16
No specialist assessment yet
9
Social, emotional & mental health
7
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.
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
5.37%
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
Persistent absence
14.17%
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
Severe absence
0.24%
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%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.