Forestdale Primary School | School performance | Sipuha
sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
EnglandLondonCroydonCR0 9JEForestdale Primary School
Primary

Forestdale Primary School

Primary

Croydon · Croydon · CR0 9JE www.forestdale.croydon.sch.uk

Pupils
418
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Forestdale Primary School · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
-2pp
82%76%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
21%
+14pp
22%15%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
418
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
28%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Pixton Way, Croydon, CR0 9JE
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
2024/2569%21%84%43%78%24%78%41%86%74%108.0107.0105.019%418
2023/2471%7%84%29%76%7%83%28%90%72%106.0105.0104.018%414
2022/2381%22%83%37%86%24%88%44%92%76%107.0107.0107.0+0.80+1.30+1.7018%418
2018/1979%12%86%36%90%29%90%33%90%81%107.0107.0107.0+2.90+2.00+1.9013%401
2017/1882%14%86%43%86%18%86%43%86%82%107.0108.0110.0+3.20+1.80+4.3014%375
2016/1766%17%72%28%86%21%83%31%90%86%105.0105.0106.0+0.80+0.50+1.0012%348

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
2024/2541821.919%28%20%5%10%
2023/2441426.718%27%21%4%9%
2022/2341822.418%28%23%5%13%
2021/2241420.215%28%22%5%13%
2020/2140721.612%26%17%
2018/1940120.513%23%18%4%8%
2017/1837519.614%22%16%4%8%
2016/1734817.212%21%18%4%7%

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