Community school · Croydon

Purley Oaks Primary School

3–11Ages
642Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101733URN

Bynes Road, South Croydon, CR2 0PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

218 applications for 78 places · 46th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

The graded inspection, 18 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
18 September 2019
Graded inspection: 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Croydon median (3.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

218 applications · 78 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 2.8; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 2.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.9; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 2.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.6; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.7; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 3.0; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 3.2; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 2.6; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 2.3; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 2.4; Croydon median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 1 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	78	218	2.8	69	0.88
Sep 2025	72	210	2.9	58	0.81
Sep 2024	85	264	3.1	72	0.85
Sep 2023	85	244	2.9	76	0.89
Sep 2022	86	244	2.8	70	0.81
Sep 2021	86	223	2.6	62	0.72
Sep 2020	90	239	2.7	60	0.67
Sep 2019	90	207	2.3	49	0.54
Sep 2018	73	222	3.0	60	0.82
Sep 2017	57	180	3.2	48	0.84
Sep 2016	90	234	2.6	58	0.64
Sep 2015	78	177	2.3	43	0.55
Sep 2014	89	211	2.4	56	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 75% · Maths 73% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%62nd of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	60%	5%	105	105
2023/24	59%	8%	105	103
2022/23	68%	2%	106	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

Purley Oaks Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park
0.6 km · Croydon

Remains Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Primary School
0.7 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Croydon

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place
Ridgeway Primary School
1.1 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Aerodrome Primary Academy
1.2 km · Croydon

2025

3.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Howard Primary School
1.3 km · Croydon

2026

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

Standards maintained2025

4.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
1.6 km · Croydon

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 62%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: 101733 · 306/2033
Capacity: 660 pupils · 642 on roll
Free school meals: 32.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bynes Road, South Croydon, CR2 0PR
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources