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The Crescent Primary School

4–11Ages
318Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142379URN

The Crescent, Croydon, CR0 2HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.8 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

117 applications for 31 places · 16th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

3.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Croydon median (3.0) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

117 applications · 31 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 3.8; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.9; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 3.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.6; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 3.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 3.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 3.4; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 3.2; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 3.5; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 3.6; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 3.9; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as The Crescent Primary School (URN 136225), 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	31	117	3.8	25	0.81
Sep 2025	30	116	3.9	28	0.93
Sep 2024	39	125	3.2	31	0.79
Sep 2023	35	100	2.9	31	0.89
Sep 2022	43	142	3.3	38	0.88
Sep 2021	48	125	2.6	39	0.81
Sep 2020	40	128	3.2	33	0.83
Sep 2019	50	160	3.2	43	0.86
Sep 2018	69	236	3.4	54	0.78
Sep 2017	77	245	3.2	63	0.82
Sep 2016	90	319	3.5	93	1.03
Sep 2015 *	90	327	3.6	89	0.99
Sep 2014 *	88	341	3.9	81	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 72% · Maths 59% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%69th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	55%	1%	103	101
2023/24	66%	9%	106	104
2022/23	50%	4%	103	103

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

The Crescent Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Broadmead Primary School
0.2 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Robert Fitzroy Academy
0.8 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Whitehorse Manor Infant School
0.8 km · Croydon

Good2024

2.7applications per place
Whitehorse Manor Junior School
0.8 km · Croydon

2026

69%met the SATs standard
Ecclesbourne Primary School
0.8 km · Croydon

Good2023

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Heavers Farm Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2023

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
John Wood School & Nursery
0.9 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142379 · 306/3420
Trust: The Pioneer Academy
Capacity: 600 pupils · 318 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 October 2015
Replaced: The Crescent Primary School (URN 136225)
Address: The Crescent, Croydon, CR0 2HN
Local authority: Croydon

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