This month marks the start of the 2024-2025 school year, bringing a major change in how Ofsted will grade schools.
According to the government's website, single headline grades for schools will be removed "with immediate effect."
The goal is to "improve school standards and provide greater transparency for parents," as the government believes one grade is too simple and doesn't reflect performance across different areas.
We have compiled a list of the ratings of all of the primary schools in Croydon before the change as well as the date their most recent Ofsted report was published.
Outstanding:
Beaumont Primary School – January 17, 2018
Beddington Park - November 20, 2023
Bensham Manor School – July 4, 2024
Chestnut Park Primary School – July 23, 2018
Chipstead Valley Primary School – June 21, 2024
Christ Church of England Primary School – May 24, 2022
David Livingstone Academy – July 3, 2019
Fairchildes Primary School – March 19, 2024
Harris Primary Academy Benson – July 21, 2023
Harris Primary Academy Croydon – November 9, 2023
Harris Primary Academy Haling – October 13, 2023
Harris Primary Academy Kenley – July 15, 2015
Harris Primary Academy Purley – September 18, 2019
Heathfield Academy – July 4, 2018
Park Hill Infant School – December 15, 2023
Park Hill Junior School – June 29, 2023
Rockmount Primary School – June 15, 2015
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School – December 6, 2023
St John’s Church of England Primary School – November 15, 2021
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Junior School – July 23, 2018
Good:
Abingdon House School Purley – July 9, 2024
Addington Valley Academy – March 15, 2023
Aerodrome Primary Academy – June 25, 2021
Al-Khair School – November 16, 2023
Al-Khair School Preparatory School – May 13, 2020
Al-Khair Secondary Girls – July 10, 2024
All Saints Church of England Primary School – March 4, 2019
Applegarth Academy – January 7, 2022
Ark Oval Primary Academy – May 13, 2020
Atwood Primary School – December 12, 2023
Beulah Infants’ School – April 28, 2023
Broadmead Primary School – December 7, 2023
Castle Hill Academy – January 6, 2020
Chaffinch Brook School – June 13, 2024
Cypress Primary School – December 13, 2019
Downsview Primary and Nursery School – July 12, 2024
Ecclesbourne Primary School – July 3, 2023
Elmwood Infant School – September 11, 2018
Elmwood Junior School – May 17, 2023
Forest Academy – March 29, 2022
Forestdale Primary School – June 30, 2022
Gonville Academy – June 15, 2023
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School – April 25, 2024
Greenvale Primary School – June 29, 2023
Gresham Primary School – November 28, 2023
Heavers Farm Primary School – July 28, 2023
Howard Primary School – July 13, 2022
John Wood School and Nursery – March 4, 2019
Keston Primary School – March 29, 2023
Krishna Avanti Primary School – June 12, 2019
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School – September 25, 2023
Monks Orchard Primary School – March 6, 2023
New Valley Primary School – September 15, 2023
Norbury Manor Primary School – April 27, 2023
Oasis Academy Byron – September 15, 2023
Oasis Academy Ryelands – May 3, 2023
Oasis Academy Shirley Park – June 17, 2019
Paxton Academy Sports and Science – January 27, 2023
Priory School – September 19, 2024
Purely Oaks Primary School – October 11, 2019
Quest Primary School – April 28, 2023
Red Gates – May 2, 2023
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School – June 28, 2024
Ridgeway Primary School – May 13, 2024
Robert Fitzroy Academy – January 22, 2024
Rowdown Primary School – November 15, 2019
Rutherford School – December 6, 2022
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School – July 4, 2019
Smitham Primary School – June 16, 2023
South Norwood Primary School – March 9, 2023
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Infant School – September 3, 2024
St Mark’s Church of England Primary Academy – May 12, 2023
St Mary’s Catholic Infant School – November 28, 2022
St Peter’s Primary School – November 7, 2019
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School – August 1, 2022
St Mary’s Catholic Junior School – October 17, 2023
The Cedars School – April 16, 2014
The Hayes Primary School – July 7, 2023
The Laurels School – December 11, 2014
The New School – January 24, 2022
The Write Time – October 20, 2023
Tudor Academy – May 8, 2019
Whitehorse Manor Infant School – May 3, 2024
Whitehorse Manor Junior School – June 21, 2022
Winterbourne Boys’ Academy – May 6, 2022
Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School – September 16, 2024
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants’ School – October 13, 2023
Woodcote Primary School – November 6, 2020
Woodside Primary School – July 5, 2019
Requires improvement:
Arise Academy – July 15, 2024
Aya College – December 15, 2023
Coulsdon Church of England Primary School – June 27, 2024
Kenley Primary School – July 19, 2024
Kensington Avenue Primary School – May 13, 2024
St Cyprian’s Greek Orthodox – July 19, 2024
St Nicholas School – June 28, 2024
The Crescent Primary School – February 1, 2022
Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson said: “The need for Ofsted reform to drive high and rising standards for all our children in every school is overwhelmingly clear.
“The removal of headline grades is a generational reform and a landmark moment for children, parents, and teachers.
“Single headline grades are low information for parents and high stakes for schools.
“Parents deserve a much clearer, much broader picture of how schools are performing – that’s what our report cards will provide.
“This government will make inspection a more powerful, more transparent tool for driving school improvement.
“We promised change, and now we are delivering.”
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