Link Primary School | Primary in Croydon, Sutton | Ofsted & DfE

Ofsted

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Latest inspection

24 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

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form provision

Good

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports

27 Nov 2019

School inspection

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6 Jul 2017

Academy conversion letter

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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?

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

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Results vs local authority and England

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

No published headline results for this school.

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06

Overall happy

100%

Would recommend

100%

Responses

All questions13

Strongly agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

72%

28%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

83%

17%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

67%

33%

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

12%

11%

78%

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

89%

67%

22%

11%

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

45%

39%

56%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

67%

50%

17%

11%

17%

Q9. My child does well at this school

94%

50%

44%

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

100%

78%

22%

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

89%

67%

22%

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

73%

56%

17%

11%

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

94%

83%

11%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

100%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

157

cap. 148

15710859

'21'22'23'24'25

Pupil : teacher ratio

5.5

6.76.05.3

'18'19'21'22'23'24'25

EAL

14%

22%18%14%

'21'22'23'24'25

FSM eligible

46%

47%38%29%

'21'22'23'24'25

SEN

100%

100%100%100%

'21'22'23'24'25

Overall absence

14%

England: 5%

14%9%4%

'18'19'22'23'24'25

Persistent absence

35%

England: 13%

45%27%10%

'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

Address138 Croydon Road, Beddington, Croydon, CR0 4PG

Websitehttp://www.thelinkschool.co.uk/

Telephone02086885239

Local authoritySutton

PhasePrimary

School typeSpecial school

Pupil : teacher ratio5.5:1

Religious characterDoes not apply

Nearby schools

Other open schools of the same phase near CR0 4PG. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.

High View Primary School

Sutton · SM6 8JT

Good 0.4 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%

RWM expected

65%

Beddington Park Academy

Sutton · CR0 4UL

Outstanding 0.4 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%

RWM expected

80%

Harris Primary Academy Purley Way

Croydon · CR0 4FE

Outstanding 0.6 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%

RWM expected

79%

Beddington Infants' School

Sutton · SM6 7LF

Good 0.7 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 15%

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Establishment history

PreviouslyLink Secondary SchoolClosed · from 2022-09-01

PreviouslyLink Primary SchoolClosed · from 2017-07-01

Finance£45898 spend / pupil£48643 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Sep 2022 (was URN 144852)

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	157	5.5	100%	14%	46%	14%	35%
2023/24	152	5.4	100%	15%	47%	13%	32%
2022/23	146	6.7	100%	16%	44%	11%	29%
2021/22	60	5.5	100%	22%	33%	12%	45%
2020/21	59	5.9	100%	20%	29%	—	—
2018/19	53	6.2	100%	13%	40%	4%	10%
2017/18	—	5.3	—	—	—	7%	15%