Academy sponsor led · Croydon

Broadmead Primary School

3–11Ages
394Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140840URN

366 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.2 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

137 applications for 43 places · 33rd of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 1 November 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

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

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

137 applications · 43 places offered · 35 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.2; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 2.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.8; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 2.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.7; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 1.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 3.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 3.5; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 3.4; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 2.5; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 3.4; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 2.2; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Broadmead Primary School (URN 136055), 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	43	137	3.2	35	0.81
Sep 2025	35	108	3.1	28	0.80
Sep 2024	47	124	2.6	36	0.77
Sep 2023	35	99	2.8	23	0.66
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	27	0.90
Sep 2021	35	94	2.7	33	0.94
Sep 2020	63	115	1.8	41	0.65
Sep 2019	31	93	3.0	26	0.84
Sep 2018	26	91	3.5	24	0.92
Sep 2017	35	120	3.4	29	0.83
Sep 2016	57	141	2.5	48	0.84
Sep 2015	43	148	3.4	33	0.77
Sep 2014 *	86	187	2.2	49	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 66% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%56th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	63%	12%	104	102
2023/24	62%	4%	104	100
2022/23	64%	9%	105	102

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

Broadmead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Crescent Primary School
0.2 km · Croydon

Good2024

3.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Robert Fitzroy Academy
0.7 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
John Wood School & Nursery
0.8 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ecclesbourne Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2023

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School
0.9 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

77%met the SATs standard
Heavers Farm Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2023

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Whitehorse Manor Infant School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2024

2.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140840 · 306/2082
Trust: The Pioneer Academy
Capacity: 420 pupils · 394 on roll
Free school meals: 49.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Broadmead Primary School (URN 136055)
Address: 366 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EA
Local authority: Croydon

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