Castle Hill Academy | School performance

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

275

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

275

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

275

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/11/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCroydon

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Hill Academy · Primary · Croydon

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

58%

-19pp

78%67%55%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 58%

RWM higher standard

11%

-2pp

13%10%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

68%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

58%

Writing higher standard

16%

Maths expected standard

68%

Maths higher standard

16%

Science expected standard

66%

SPAG expected standard

71%

SPAG higher standard

47%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

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

275

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

29%

FSM eligible

65%

SEN

41%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

21%

Contact

Address

Dunley Drive, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0RJ

Local authority

Croydon

Website

http://www.castlehillacademy.co.uk/

Telephone

01689843148

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	58%	11%	68%	29%	58%	16%	68%	16%	66%	71%	108.0	104.0	109.0	—	—	—	41%	275
2023/24	77%	13%	87%	43%	77%	17%	80%	30%	80%	83%	109.0	107.0	111.0	—	—	—	36%	282
2022/23	78%	13%	85%	45%	78%	15%	80%	28%	78%	85%	109.0	106.0	109.0	+5.80	+3.40	+4.10	45%	295
2018/19	55%	7%	60%	18%	75%	13%	65%	22%	73%	67%	100.0	103.0	103.0	-1.00	+1.50	+0.80	38%	365
2017/18	56%	10%	59%	22%	78%	17%	68%	17%	71%	69%	102.0	103.0	104.0	-0.80	+1.00	+0.20	—	424
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	275	19.6	41%	29%	65%	7%	21%
2023/24	282	25.6	36%	29%	58%	6%	19%
2022/23	295	24.6	45%	33%	64%	8%	28%
2021/22	316	—	43%	33%	61%	8%	31%
2020/21	307	—	46%	31%	48%	—	—
2018/19	365	38.7	38%	27%	52%	6%	20%
2017/18	—	22.6	—	—	—	6%	19%