Academy sponsor led · Croydon

West Thornton Primary School

4–11Ages
847Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147971URN

Rosecourt Road, Croydon, CR0 3BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

1.0 below Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

196 applications for 100 places · 71st of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Croydon median (3.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

196 applications · 100 places offered · 95 named it first

2026 2.0; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 1.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 1.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 1.9; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 2.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.2; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.1; Croydon median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Croydon median median 3.1; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 5.0; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as West Thornton Primary Academy (URN 136769), West Thornton Primary School (URN 101741), 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	100	196	2.0	95	0.95
Sep 2025	100	190	1.9	90	0.90
Sep 2024	103	184	1.8	92	0.89
Sep 2023	103	198	1.9	95	0.92
Sep 2022	94	196	2.1	89	0.95
Sep 2021	90	196	2.2	83	0.92
Sep 2020 *	138	283	2.1	106	0.77
Sep 2019 *	150	311	2.1	118	0.79
Sep 2018 *	151	331	2.2	136	0.90
Sep 2017 *	146	344	2.4	133	0.91
Sep 2016 *	138	362	2.6	120	0.87
Sep 2015 *	149	399	2.7	134	0.90
Sep 2014 *	88	437	5.0	140	1.59

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%31st of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	74%	14%	105	107
2023/24	59%	6%	105	106
2022/23	54%	10%	103	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

West Thornton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Croydon
0.7 km · Croydon

Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Gonville Academy
0.9 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Paxton Academy Sports And Science
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Elmwood Junior School
1.1 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

66%met the SATs standard
Elmwood Infant School
1.1 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place
Chestnut Park Primary School
1.2 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2024

4.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
1.4 km · Croydon

Good2024

89%met the SATs standard
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School
1.4 km · Croydon

Good2023

2.2applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147971 · 306/2117
Trust: Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 847 on roll
Free school meals: 34.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: West Thornton Primary Academy (URN 136769); West Thornton Primary School (URN 101741)
Address: Rosecourt Road, Croydon, CR0 3BS
Local authority: Croydon

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