Voluntary aided school · Croydon

Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
101797URN

Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.5 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

104 applications for 30 places · 23rd of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Croydon median (3.0) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

104 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.5; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.8; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 3.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.9; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 3.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 3.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 2.7; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 3.1; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 4.0; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 4.4; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 2.3; 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	30	104	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	105	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2024	26	94	3.6	23	0.88
Sep 2023	26	72	2.8	25	0.96
Sep 2022	21	68	3.2	19	0.90
Sep 2021	27	78	2.9	20	0.74
Sep 2020	20	62	3.1	16	0.80
Sep 2019	30	90	3.0	22	0.73
Sep 2018	30	81	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	92	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	121	4.0	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	132	4.4	45	1.50
Sep 2014	60	137	2.3	51	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 73% · Maths 91% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%40th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard55%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	70%	12%	110	110
2023/24	83%	14%	110	111
2022/23	76%	21%	109	109

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

Margaret Roper Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
0.7 km · Croydon

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Wallington Primary Academy
1.1 km · Sutton

2026

3.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Croydon

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place
St Elphege's RC Junior School
1.4 km · Sutton

Remains Outstanding2021
St Elphege's RC Infants' School
1.4 km · Sutton

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place
Foresters Primary School
1.7 km · Sutton

Good2023
Beaumont Primary School
1.8 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

9.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Purley Oaks Primary School
2.0 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 60%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: 101797 · 306/3404
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 226 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP
Local authority: Croydon

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