Community school · Croydon

Howard Primary School

4–11Ages
387Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101725URN

Dering Place, Croydon, CR0 1DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.7 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

123 applications for 34 places · 20th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
18 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Croydon median (3.0) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

123 applications · 34 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 3.6; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.5; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 4.1; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 4.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 3.8; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 4.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 4.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 3.9; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 4.4; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 4.5; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 4.9; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 5.4; Croydon median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Croydon median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	34	123	3.6	28	0.82
Sep 2025	40	145	3.6	29	0.73
Sep 2024	48	169	3.5	31	0.65
Sep 2023	40	162	4.1	32	0.80
Sep 2022	40	171	4.3	30	0.75
Sep 2021	60	228	3.8	52	0.87
Sep 2020	60	277	4.6	53	0.88
Sep 2019	60	252	4.2	47	0.78
Sep 2018	60	234	3.9	59	0.98
Sep 2017	60	263	4.4	58	0.97
Sep 2016	60	270	4.5	64	1.07
Sep 2015	60	293	4.9	61	1.02
Sep 2014	59	318	5.4	55	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 73% · Maths 73% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%38th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Croydon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	11%	104	104
2023/24	61%	4%	105	104
2022/23	61%	9%	103	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Howard Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Academy
0.3 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

4.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Krishna Avanti Primary School
0.4 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Aerodrome Primary Academy
0.7 km · Croydon

2025

3.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park
0.7 km · Croydon

Remains Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Minster Junior School
0.8 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

70%met the SATs standard
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy
0.8 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
Park Hill Junior School
1.1 km · Croydon

Outstanding2023

82%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way
1.1 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101725 · 306/2020
Capacity: 420 pupils · 387 on roll
Free school meals: 34.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dering Place, Croydon, CR0 1DT
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources