Academy sponsor led · Sutton

Beddington Park Academy

4–11Ages
350Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148350URN

Mallinson Road, Croydon, CR0 4UL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.3 above Sutton median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sutton

122 applications for 35 places · 11th of 32 in Sutton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Sutton 72% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Sutton median (3.2) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

122 applications · 35 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 3.5; Sutton median median 3.2
2025 2.7; Sutton median median 3.1
2024 2.2; Sutton median median 3.2
2023 2.0; Sutton median median 3.3
2022 1.9; Sutton median median 3.2
2020 2.1; Sutton median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Sutton median median 3.3; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Sutton median median 3.2; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Sutton median median 3.1; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Sutton median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Sutton median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Sutton median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sutton median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
Sutton median

Dashed bars: as Beddington Park Primary School (URN 141891), Beddington Park Primary School (URN 102974), 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	35	122	3.5	32	0.91
Sep 2025	41	112	2.7	41	1.00
Sep 2024	37	80	2.2	33	0.89
Sep 2023	31	63	2.0	29	0.94
Sep 2022	34	64	1.9	34	1.00
Sep 2021	0	0		0
Sep 2020 *	59	125	2.1	50	0.85
Sep 2019 *	59	151	2.6	40	0.68
Sep 2018 *	56	120	2.1	51	0.91
Sep 2017 *	60	152	2.5	62	1.03
Sep 2016 *	60	130	2.2	54	0.90
Sep 2015 *	59	126	2.1	48	0.81
Sep 2014 *	60	131	2.2	52	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 86% · Maths 88% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%6th of 30 in Sutton

Sutton 72% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Sutton 83% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Sutton 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Sutton 78% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Sutton 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Sutton 85% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Sutton 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sutton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	9%	106	107
2023/24	84%	22%	107	108
2022/23	83%	13%	106	107

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

Beddington Park AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Beddington Infants' School
0.9 km · Sutton

Good2023

3.0applications per place
Holy Trinity CofE Junior School
1.1 km · Sutton

Remains Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
High View Primary School
1.2 km · Sutton

2026

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Croydon
1.5 km · Croydon

Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way
1.6 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Bandon Hill Primary School
1.7 km · Sutton

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Minster Junior School
1.7 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

70%met the SATs standard
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy
1.7 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148350 · 319/2118
Trust: Step Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 350 on roll
Free school meals: 30.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2020
Replaced: Beddington Park Primary School (URN 141891); Beddington Park Primary School (URN 102974)
Address: Mallinson Road, Croydon, CR0 4UL
Local authority: Sutton

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