Community school · Croydon

Heavers Farm Primary School

3–11Ages
259Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101776URN

58 Dinsdale Gardens, South Norwood, London, SE25 6LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.0 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

87 applications for 22 places · 13th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 June 2023Ofsted'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

14 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Croydon median (3.0) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

87 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 4.0; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.6; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 2.7; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 3.3; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 2.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 2.8; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 2.7; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 3.0; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 2.9; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 2.7; Croydon median median 3.5

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	22	87	4.0	22	1.00
Sep 2025	26	93	3.6	23	0.88
Sep 2024	34	104	3.1	28	0.82
Sep 2023	40	103	2.6	31	0.78
Sep 2022	48	128	2.7	45	0.94
Sep 2021	44	145	3.3	36	0.82
Sep 2020	87	223	2.6	73	0.84
Sep 2019	84	222	2.6	71	0.85
Sep 2018	98	274	2.8	85	0.87
Sep 2017	102	270	2.7	88	0.86
Sep 2016	99	294	3.0	86	0.87
Sep 2015	97	284	2.9	78	0.80
Sep 2014	110	292	2.7	87	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 59% · Maths 60% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%74th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	48%	5%	103	104
2023/24	55%	7%	103	101
2022/23	51%	10%	102	101

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

Heavers Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
South Norwood Primary
0.6 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
0.6 km · Croydon

Not yet inspected
Robert Fitzroy Academy
0.7 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Whitehorse Manor Infant School
0.8 km · Croydon

Good2024

2.7applications per place
Whitehorse Manor Junior School
0.8 km · Croydon

2026

69%met the SATs standard
The Crescent Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2024

3.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.9applications per place 78%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: 101776 · 306/2090
Capacity: 862 pupils · 259 on roll
Free school meals: 35.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 58 Dinsdale Gardens, South Norwood, London, SE25 6LT
Local authority: Croydon

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