Academy converter · Croydon

Kensington Avenue Primary School

4–11Ages
459Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146724URN

Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.2 below Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

85 applications for 31 places · 49th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Croydon median (3.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

85 applications · 31 places offered · 26 named it first

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

2026 2.7; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 2.4; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 2.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.4; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 2.4; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.8; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 4.2; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Kensington Avenue Primary School (URN 134475), 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	85	2.7	26	0.84
Sep 2025	53	127	2.4	41	0.77
Sep 2024	58	167	2.9	47	0.81
Sep 2023	59	142	2.4	46	0.78
Sep 2022	59	141	2.4	47	0.80
Sep 2021	55	152	2.8	45	0.82
Sep 2020	65	150	2.3	56	0.86
Sep 2019 *	69	159	2.3	59	0.86
Sep 2018 *	74	162	2.2	65	0.88
Sep 2017 *	33	138	4.2	27	0.82
Sep 2016 *	61	176	2.9	50	0.82
Sep 2015 *	87	225	2.6	76	0.87
Sep 2014 *	72	230	3.2	54	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%54th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	64%	6%	104	104
2023/24	52%	5%	103	103
2022/23	63%	11%	104	106

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

Kensington Avenue Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Croydon

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Downsview Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
0.9 km · Croydon

Requires improvement2024

6.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
David Livingstone Academy
1.0 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

4.9applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Norbury Manor Primary School
1.1 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Beulah Junior School
1.2 km · Croydon

Requires improvement2024

59%met the SATs standard
Beulah Infants' School
1.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
1.3 km · Croydon

Good2024

89%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146724 · 306/3415
Trust: Wandle Learning Trust
Capacity: 600 pupils · 459 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: Kensington Avenue Primary School (URN 134475)
Address: Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT
Local authority: Croydon

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