Academy sponsor led · Croydon

Cypress Primary School

2–11Ages
681Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144626URN

Cypress Road, London, SE25 4AU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 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

300 applications for 90 places · 28th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

The graded inspection, 30 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
30 October 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)

300 applications · 90 places offered · 108 named it first

2026 3.3; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 3.0; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 2.5; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.8; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 2.5; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 2.1; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Cypress Primary School (URN 101715), Cypress Junior School (URN 101714), 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	90	300	3.3	108	1.20
Sep 2025	90	281	3.1	109	1.21
Sep 2024	88	291	3.3	121	1.38
Sep 2023	90	270	3.0	110	1.22
Sep 2022	90	224	2.5	81	0.90
Sep 2021	90	254	2.8	94	1.04
Sep 2020	90	248	2.8	96	1.07
Sep 2019	90	208	2.3	78	0.87
Sep 2018	90	229	2.5	81	0.90
Sep 2017 *	90	193	2.1	76	0.84
Sep 2016 *	78	226	2.9	71	0.91
Sep 2015 *	89	298	3.4	103	1.16
Sep 2014 *	90	271	3.0	100	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 73% · Maths 75% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%65th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	57%	4%	106	105
2023/24	71%	9%	107	105
2022/23	62%	8%	105	102

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

Cypress Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
James Dixon Primary School
1.0 km · Bromley

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
David Livingstone Academy
1.0 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

4.9applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
1.1 km · Croydon

Not yet inspected
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
1.2 km · Croydon

Requires improvement2024

6.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Beulah Infants' School
1.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
Beulah Junior School
1.2 km · Croydon

Requires improvement2024

59%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy
1.3 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144626 · 306/2114
Trust: The Pegasus Academy Trust
Capacity: 640 pupils · 681 on roll
Free school meals: 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Cypress Primary School (URN 101715); Cypress Junior School (URN 101714)
Address: Cypress Road, London, SE25 4AU
Local authority: Croydon

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