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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
215Pupils
PrimaryPhase
CatholicReligious character
142729URN

Portnalls Road, St Aidans Catholic Primary School, Coulsdon, CR5 3DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.4per place

1.4 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

131 applications for 30 places · 8th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

11 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 September 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, URN 101801

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

4.4applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Croydon median (3.0) 2.2 above England median (2.2)

131 applications · 30 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.4; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.5; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 4.4; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 3.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 4.2; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 3.7; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 4.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 3.9; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 3.9; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 3.6; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 4.1; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 3.9; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

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

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (URN 101801), 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	30	131	4.4	40	1.33
Sep 2025	30	98	3.3	23	0.77
Sep 2024	30	106	3.5	27	0.90
Sep 2023	30	133	4.4	37	1.23
Sep 2022	29	112	3.9	37	1.28
Sep 2021	30	125	4.2	42	1.40
Sep 2020	30	110	3.7	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	120	4.0	40	1.33
Sep 2018	21	82	3.9	16	0.76
Sep 2017	30	117	3.9	38	1.27
Sep 2016 *	30	107	3.6	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	30	124	4.1	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	29	113	3.9	28	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%23rd of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Croydon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	30%	107	108
2023/24	84%	6%	108	107
2022/23	69%	6%	109	105

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

St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Smitham Primary School
0.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Chipstead Valley Primary School
1.0 km · Croydon

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Byron
1.3 km · Croydon

Good2023

4.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Woodcote Primary School
1.4 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Coulsdon CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Croydon

Requires improvement2023

3.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Woodmansterne Primary School
2.0 km · Surrey

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Primary School
2.1 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

9.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
New Valley Primary School
2.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

4.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142729 · 306/3409
Trust: Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals: 5.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (URN 101801)
Address: Portnalls Road, St Aidans Catholic Primary School, Coulsdon, CR5 3DE
Local authority: Croydon

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