Academy converter · Croydon

Monks Orchard Primary School

2–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146225URN

The Glade, Shirley, The Glade, Croydon, CR0 7UF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.3 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

62 applications for 19 places · 32nd of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 · 10 January 2023Ofsted'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

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

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

62 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 3.3; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.4; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 3.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 3.1; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 2.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.5; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.4; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 2.4; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 2.5; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Monks Orchard School (URN 101730), 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	19	62	3.3	17	0.89
Sep 2025	24	81	3.4	21	0.88
Sep 2024	16	63	3.9	15	0.94
Sep 2023	17	52	3.1	15	0.88
Sep 2022	20	55	2.8	17	0.85
Sep 2021	24	61	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2020	30	72	2.4	23	0.77
Sep 2019	32	76	2.4	27	0.84
Sep 2018 *	60	152	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2017 *	52	169	3.3	49	0.94
Sep 2016 *	80	217	2.7	73	0.91
Sep 2015 *	90	230	2.6	74	0.82
Sep 2014 *	90	215	2.4	73	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 79% · Maths 82% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%33rd of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard45%

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	73%	9%	108	108
2023/24	68%	11%	106	106
2022/23	66%	14%	104	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

Monks Orchard Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Marian Vian Primary School
0.4 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary
1.0 km · Croydon

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Orchard Way Primary School
1.1 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Ryelands
1.1 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Stewart Fleming Primary School
1.5 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Churchfields Primary School
1.6 km · Bromley

Good2023

4.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Balgowan Primary School
1.6 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146225 · 306/2025
Trust: Fairchildes Academy Community Trust
Capacity: 670 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 39.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Monks Orchard School (URN 101730)
Address: The Glade, Shirley, The Glade, Croydon, CR0 7UF
Local authority: Croydon

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