Foundation school · Croydon

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
325Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101815URN

Addington Road, ., South Croydon, CR2 8LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

72 applications for 26 places · 48th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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)

72 applications · 26 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.8; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 2.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 2.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 3.2; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 1.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.7; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.5; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 1.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 1.7; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 2.3; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 2.8; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 1.7; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 1.7; 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	26	72	2.8	23	0.88
Sep 2025	47	92	2.0	21	0.45
Sep 2024	39	86	2.2	22	0.56
Sep 2023	24	76	3.2	22	0.92
Sep 2022	56	102	1.8	29	0.52
Sep 2021	47	125	2.7	33	0.70
Sep 2020	53	131	2.5	40	0.75
Sep 2019	81	148	1.8	47	0.58
Sep 2018	89	149	1.7	54	0.61
Sep 2017	67	154	2.3	40	0.60
Sep 2016	54	153	2.8	41	0.76
Sep 2015	74	128	1.7	46	0.62
Sep 2014	69	118	1.7	37	0.54

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 67% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%61st of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	61%	4%	104	103
2023/24	48%	3%	103	102
2022/23	48%	8%	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

Selsdon Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Quest Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2023

2.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Greenvale Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

4.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Forestdale Primary School
1.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Courtwood Primary School
1.3 km · Croydon

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ridgeway Primary School
2.0 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Gresham Primary School
2.1 km · Croydon

Good2023

6.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Applegarth Academy
2.3 km · Croydon

2026

2.1applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Atwood Primary School
2.5 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101815 · 306/5200
Trust: The Bourne Foundation
Capacity: 670 pupils · 325 on roll
Free school meals: 24.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Addington Road, ., South Croydon, CR2 8LQ
Local authority: Croydon

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