OFSTED
4 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
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
Church of England
Local authority
Croydon
Trust
SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
283
283 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
133
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
150
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.4 pts
above England
School
38.2%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
40.1 pts
above England
School
60.4%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
27.2%
77
Any other White background
14.1%
40
White British
10.2%
29
White and Black Caribbean
8.8%
25
Any other Asian background
6.0%
17
Caribbean
6.0%
17
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
17.0%
48 of
283 pupils
3.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 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
70.0%
9.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Croydon
76.3%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Croydon
75.0%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
5.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.32 pts
lower than
England
School
5.89%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.83%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.01 pts
higher than
England
School
17.83%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
lower than
England
School
0.84%
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
59.0%
29.2 pts
below England
The Minster Junior School
59.0%
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.