Academy sponsor led · Croydon

New Valley Primary School

4–11Ages
191Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141118URN

New Valley Primary School, Purley, Old Lodge Lane, CR8 4AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.2 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

71 applications for 17 places · 10th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

29 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 June 2017
Graded inspection: 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

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Croydon median (3.0) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 17 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 4.2; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.5; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.6; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 5.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.5; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 3.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 2.7; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 3.6; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 2.8; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 2.8; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 1.3; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 2.9; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Wattenden Primary School (URN 101769), 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	17	71	4.2	9	0.53
Sep 2025	29	101	3.5	9	0.31
Sep 2024	26	83	3.2	13	0.50
Sep 2023	27	71	2.6	17	0.63
Sep 2022	13	66	5.1	5	0.38
Sep 2021	30	75	2.5	9	0.30
Sep 2020	26	85	3.3	6	0.23
Sep 2019	30	82	2.7	13	0.43
Sep 2018	10	36	3.6	6	0.60
Sep 2017	18	51	2.8	9	0.50
Sep 2016	20	56	2.8	10	0.50
Sep 2015	30	38	1.3	7	0.23
Sep 2014 *	10	29	2.9	7	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 68% · Maths 88% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%66th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	56%	0%	105	106
2023/24	59%	7%	105	106
2022/23	68%	7%	105	104

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

New Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

4.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Hayes Primary School
0.4 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Byron
1.0 km · Croydon

Good2023

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

Requires improvement2023

3.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Keston Primary School
1.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Kenley
1.4 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Primary School
1.5 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

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

Requires improvement2024

4.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Smitham Primary School
2.1 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141118 · 306/2088
Trust: Pace Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 191 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Wattenden Primary School (URN 101769)
Address: New Valley Primary School, Purley, Old Lodge Lane, CR8 4AZ
Local authority: Croydon

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