Voluntary aided school · Croydon

St John's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
101788URN

Spring Park Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 5EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 below Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

158 applications for 59 places · 54th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 19 May 2026Published 30 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
22 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Croydon median (3.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

158 applications · 59 places offered · 71 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 2.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 3.6; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 3.4; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 3.2; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 3.5; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 3.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 3.0; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 2.6; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 2.4; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 5.6; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 5.1; 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	59	158	2.7	71	1.20
Sep 2025	58	184	3.2	88	1.52
Sep 2024	58	166	2.9	68	1.17
Sep 2023	60	214	3.6	98	1.63
Sep 2022	60	206	3.4	109	1.82
Sep 2021	60	189	3.2	92	1.53
Sep 2020	60	210	3.5	101	1.68
Sep 2019	60	185	3.1	86	1.43
Sep 2018	60	179	3.0	76	1.27
Sep 2017	60	158	2.6	62	1.03
Sep 2016	55	134	2.4	43	0.78
Sep 2015	30	169	5.6	71	2.37
Sep 2014	30	154	5.1	66	2.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%14th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	81%	7%	108	107
2023/24	87%	6%	110	107
2022/23	87%	17%	111	108

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

St John's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Benson
0.6 km · Croydon

Outstanding2023

4.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Orchard Way Primary School
1.3 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Forest Academy
1.4 km · Croydon

2026

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary
1.8 km · Croydon

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Oak Lodge Primary School
1.9 km · Bromley

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Monks Orchard Primary School
2.0 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
2.2 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
2.3 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101788 · 306/3003
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Spring Park Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 5EL
Local authority: Croydon

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