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EnglandLondonCroydonCR0 6BAArk Oval Primary Academy
Primary

Ark Oval Primary Academy

Primary

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

Pupils
601
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
601
Pupils · 2024/25
54%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
601
Pupils · 2024/25
54%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio28.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Ark Oval Primary Academy · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-1pp
67%57%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
4%
-8pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

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%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
54%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
98 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, CR0 6BA
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%4%81%38%72%7%71%31%75%74%106.0104.0106.021%601
2023/2467%12%73%28%78%13%72%29%82%64%103.0104.0103.018%595
2022/2364%11%70%21%76%14%74%29%74%72%104.0105.0105.0-0.80+1.10+1.1019%592
2018/1955%8%65%20%67%15%73%25%73%63%102.0104.0103.0-2.40-2.20-2.1011%587
2017/1847%2%54%2%82%23%67%18%81%61%100.0104.0102.0-3.00+2.50+0.008%599
2016/1756%7%70%13%81%28%67%24%81%70%102.0104.0104.0-2.00+1.20-1.007%552

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
2024/2560124.821%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.