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EnglandLondonCroydonCR0 4EJAerodrome Primary Academy
Primary

Aerodrome Primary Academy

Primary

Croydon · Croydon · CR0 4EJ https://www.aerodromeprimary.co.uk

Pupils
466
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
466
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
466
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/05/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Aerodrome Primary Academy · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
+4pp
73%66%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
18%
+12pp
18%12%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
466
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Goodwin Road, Croydon, CR0 4EJ
Local authority
Croydon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%18%82%43%70%21%80%39%72%74%109.0109.0107.020%466
2023/2462%6%72%37%68%11%78%37%78%77%108.0108.0107.021%467
2022/2373%11%77%42%73%15%79%39%77%77%108.0109.0107.0-1.00-1.10-0.2016%474
2018/1971%14%80%29%76%22%83%37%68%78%106.0108.0107.0+4.00+1.60+4.6014%476
2017/1859%8%67%19%72%16%70%20%76%72%103.0104.0105.0-0.90-0.10+0.5016%508
2016/1753%2%53%15%73%5%72%17%75%63%101.0103.0103.0-0.20+1.40+1.4015%516

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546620.020%37%34%6%18%
2023/2446722.221%39%36%6%16%
2022/2347421.316%40%40%6%19%
2021/2248718.915%43%41%6%15%
2020/2148618.920%40%39%
2018/1947618.914%40%45%4%8%
2017/1850821.116%40%50%4%10%
2016/1751620.115%38%50%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.