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EnglandLondonCroydonCR2 0PRPurley Oaks Primary School
Primary

Purley Oaks Primary School

Primary

Croydon · South Croydon · CR2 0PR http://www.purleyoaks.croydon.sch.uk/

Pupils
651
cap. 660
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
651
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
651
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Purley Oaks Primary School · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
+1pp
68%63%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
5%
-3pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
651
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
28%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Bynes Road, South Croydon, CR2 0PR
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
2024/2560%5%73%36%75%8%73%22%82%70%105.0105.0103.017%651
2023/2459%8%66%35%67%11%67%15%76%63%105.0103.0102.017%658
2022/2368%2%79%23%76%11%74%20%82%64%106.0105.0103.0+0.00+0.10+0.0016%625
2018/1957%11%65%23%81%21%74%25%85%71%103.0104.0106.0-0.80+1.60-0.3013%642
2017/1868%6%82%30%80%16%77%24%90%82%106.0105.0106.0+3.30+2.00+2.4018%615
2016/1758%9%61%19%80%15%79%21%82%73%102.0103.0105.0-1.40+0.50-1.0012%640

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
2024/2565125.817%28%37%6%23%
2023/2465824.417%29%40%7%23%
2022/2362522.116%30%42%9%30%
2021/2264022.417%28%42%9%31%
2020/2164822.218%30%40%
2018/1964222.113%35%39%5%13%
2017/1861521.218%38%39%5%10%
2016/1764021.912%36%39%6%18%

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