Academy sponsor led · Croydon

John Wood School & Nursery

4–11Ages
310Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142610URN

Dartnell Road, Croydon, CR0 6JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.4 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

116 applications for 35 places · 29th 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 GoodJan 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

17 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 January 2019
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Croydon median (3.0) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

116 applications · 35 places offered · 33 named it first

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

2026 3.3; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 2.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 3.8; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 4.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 4.1; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 4.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 8.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 4.1; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 6.7; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 5.7; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 4.7; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 4.9; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Davidson Primary School (URN 134449), 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	35	116	3.3	33	0.94
Sep 2025	30	108	3.6	25	0.83
Sep 2024	48	134	2.8	43	0.90
Sep 2023	30	113	3.8	24	0.80
Sep 2022	25	123	4.9	23	0.92
Sep 2021	42	172	4.1	31	0.74
Sep 2020	39	162	4.2	24	0.62
Sep 2019	13	108	8.3	10	0.77
Sep 2018	25	102	4.1	21	0.84
Sep 2017	22	148	6.7	18	0.82
Sep 2016 *	45	256	5.7	37	0.82
Sep 2015 *	60	284	4.7	44	0.73
Sep 2014 *	60	296	4.9	33	0.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 60% · Maths 72% → 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 standard60%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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%	100	103
2023/24	45%	0%	102	102
2022/23	52%	0%	102	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

John Wood School & NurseryThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Robert Fitzroy Academy
0.3 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
0.4 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Broadmead Primary School
0.8 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
The Crescent Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2024

3.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Ark Oval Primary Academy
1.0 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Heavers Farm Primary School
1.0 km · Croydon

Good2023

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142610 · 306/2100
Trust: Chancery Education Trust
Capacity: 484 pupils · 310 on roll
Free school meals: 29.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Davidson Primary School (URN 134449)
Address: Dartnell Road, Croydon, CR0 6JA
Local authority: Croydon

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