Academy converter · Croydon

Chipstead Valley Primary School

2–11Ages
684Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140704URN

Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.6 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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316 applications for 89 places · 22nd of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 15 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

3.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Croydon median (3.0) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

316 applications · 89 places offered · 121 named it first

2026 3.6; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.4; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 3.8; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 3.7; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 3.6; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 3.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 3.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 3.3; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 3.8; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 3.7; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 4.3; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 3.4; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 11 of 12 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Chipstead Valley Primary School (URN 101752), the previous school.

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	89	316	3.6	121	1.36
Sep 2025	90	309	3.4	97	1.08
Sep 2024	90	326	3.6	102	1.13
Sep 2023	90	340	3.8	130	1.44
Sep 2022	89	327	3.7	109	1.22
Sep 2021	89	321	3.6	98	1.10
Sep 2020	90	324	3.6	105	1.17
Sep 2019	90	322	3.6	125	1.39
Sep 2018	90	296	3.3	111	1.23
Sep 2017	90	343	3.8	136	1.51
Sep 2016	90	337	3.7	122	1.36
Sep 2015	90	391	4.3	156	1.73
Sep 2014 *	89	299	3.4	91	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 74% · Maths 83% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%47th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard49%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	67%	7%	108	108
2023/24	81%	15%	108	108
2022/23	63%	6%	107	106

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

Chipstead Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Smitham Primary School
1.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Woodmansterne Primary School
1.4 km · Surrey

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Woodcote Primary School
2.0 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Byron
2.3 km · Croydon

Good2023

4.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Coulsdon CofE Primary School
2.7 km · Croydon

Requires improvement2023

3.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
3.0 km · Surrey

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Primary School
3.0 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

9.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140704 · 306/2057
Trust: Pace Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 684 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Chipstead Valley Primary School (URN 101752)
Address: Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3BW
Local authority: Croydon

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