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Ark Oval Primary Academy

Primary

Croydon · Croydon · CR0 6BA www.arkovalprimary.org

Pupils
593
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
17 Jun 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
4 Mar 2020
School inspection
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17 May 2016
Short inspection
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5 Dec 2012
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Croydon. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
66%
-1pp
LA
70%
England
63%
67%57%47%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
4%
-8pp
LA
10%
England
8%
12%7%2%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
91%
Would recommend
82%
Responses
65
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

91%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

89%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

84%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

19%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

81%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

66%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

89%

Q9. My child does well at this school

88%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

91%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

84%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

88%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

83%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

82%

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
74%
LA AVG 78%
SPAG higher standard
33%
LA AVG 35%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.33
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.94
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
601
cap. 630
601577552
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Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
LA AVG 22.87:1
27.924.621.4
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EAL
54%
LA AVG 39.08%
65%59%54%
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FSM eligible
34%
LA AVG 29.7%
34%33%32%
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SEN
21%
LA AVG 18.23%
21%14%7%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
15%
LA
15%
England
13%
22%15%8%
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Overview

Address98 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, CR0 6BA
Telephone02086883000
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£7150 spend / pupil£7288 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2566%4%601
2023/2467%12%595
2022/2364%11%-0.80+1.10+1.10592
2018/1955%8%-2.40-2.20-2.10587
2017/1847%2%-3.00+2.50+0.00599
2016/1756%7%-2.00+1.20-1.00552
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2581%38%72%7%71%31%75%74%106.0104.0106.021%
2023/2473%28%78%13%72%29%82%64%103.0104.0103.018%
2022/2370%21%76%14%74%29%74%72%104.0105.0105.019%
2018/1965%20%67%15%73%25%73%63%102.0104.0103.011%
2017/1854%2%82%23%67%18%81%61%100.0104.0102.08%
2016/1770%13%81%28%67%24%81%70%102.0104.0104.07%

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.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2011 (was URN 101731)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2560124.821%54%34%6%15%
2023/2459522.718%54%32%6%15%
2022/2359221.419%57%32%6%18%
2021/2258921.614%59%32%7%22%
2020/2156825.618%61%33%
2018/1958727.911%65%34%4%8%
2017/1859924.38%65%33%5%10%
2016/1755222.77%60%33%4%12%

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