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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 July 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry125 applications · 51 places offered · 45 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Croydon median median 3.0
- 2025 3.0; Croydon median median 3.1
- 2024 3.0; Croydon median median 3.1
- 2023 3.2; Croydon median median 3.0
- 2022 3.3; Croydon median median 3.1
- 2021 2.8; Croydon median median 2.9
- 2020 2.7; Croydon median median 3.1
- 2019 3.3; Croydon median median 3.1
- 2018 3.4; Croydon median median 3.4
- 2017 3.0; Croydon median median 3.4
- 2016 3.0; Croydon median median 3.3
- 2015 2.5; Croydon median median 3.4
- 2014 2.6; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Croydon median
Dashed bars: as Beulah Infants' School (URN 101713), 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 | 51 | 125 | 2.5 | 45 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 57 | 170 | 3.0 | 49 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 180 | 3.0 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 | 57 | 182 | 3.2 | 47 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2022 | 46 | 153 | 3.3 | 40 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 | 55 | 156 | 2.8 | 48 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2020 | 59 | 159 | 2.7 | 57 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 56 | 186 | 3.3 | 45 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2018 | 55 | 186 | 3.4 | 44 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2017 | 68 | 205 | 3.0 | 57 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2016 | 69 | 210 | 3.0 | 53 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2015 | 72 | 181 | 2.5 | 50 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2014 * | 89 | 230 | 2.6 | 75 | 0.84 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Beulah Infants' SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.5applications per place
- 0.1 km · CroydonRequires improvement202459%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · CroydonOutstanding20232.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · CroydonStandards maintained20254.9applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · CroydonRequires improvement20246.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · CroydonGood20242.7applications per place
- 1.0 km · Croydon202669%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · CroydonStandards maintained20243.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · CroydonRequires improvement20232.7applications per place 64%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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141120 · 306/2095
- Capacity
- 232 pupils · 197 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Beulah Infants' School (URN 101713)
- Address
- Furze Road, Thornton Heath, London, CR7 8NJ
- Local authority
- Croydon
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources