David Livingstone Academy | Primary in Thornton Heath, Croydon | Ofsted & DfE

88%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

196

Pupils · 2024/25

45%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

88%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

196

Pupils · 2024/25

45%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

88%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

196

Pupils · 2024/25

45%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCroydon

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of David Livingstone Academy · Primary · Croydon

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

88%

+15pp

88%73%57%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 88%

RWM higher standard

12%

+9pp

12%6%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

42%

Writing expected standard

92%

Writing higher standard

15%

Maths expected standard

92%

Maths higher standard

35%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

88%

SPAG higher standard

62%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

112.0

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

196

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

45%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HX

Local authority

Croydon

Website

www.davidlivingstone-academy.org/

Telephone

02086534240

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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	88%	12%	88%	42%	92%	15%	92%	35%	100%	88%	108.0	108.0	112.0	—	—	—	19%	196
2023/24	73%	3%	83%	13%	80%	17%	80%	20%	80%	80%	105.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	16%	203
2022/23	57%	0%	64%	18%	79%	0%	75%	14%	86%	68%	103.0	102.0	102.0	-1.70	-0.70	-1.20	11%	200
2018/19	79%	9%	81%	23%	86%	21%	93%	19%	84%	88%	105.0	106.0	109.0	+3.90	+3.30	+3.50	16%	206
2017/18	83%	3%	93%	20%	83%	17%	87%	20%	83%	73%	106.0	106.0	105.0	+2.70	+1.70	+3.20	12%	202
2016/17	83%	0%	87%	17%	83%	10%	90%	20%	87%	83%	105.0	107.0	106.0	+1.10	+0.30	+2.50	12%	231

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	196	28.0	19%	45%	33%	6%	14%
2023/24	203	15.6	16%	43%	38%	6%	16%
2022/23	200	19.4	11%	46%	36%	7%	20%
2021/22	198	21.3	11%	44%	37%	6%	18%
2020/21	198	17.2	12%	45%	42%	—	—
2018/19	206	18.4	16%	47%	34%	4%	11%
2017/18	202	20.2	12%	35%	31%	4%	9%
2016/17	231	20.8	12%	24%	36%	4%	9%