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EnglandLondonCroydonCR5 3DESmitham Primary School
Primary

Smitham Primary School

Primary

Croydon · Coulsdon · CR5 3DE www.smitham.croydon.sch.uk

Pupils
637
cap. 660
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
637
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
637
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Smitham Primary School · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
-11pp
73%68%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
12%
+4pp
12%10%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
637
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Portnalls Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3DE
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
2024/2562%12%86%34%76%14%71%28%88%83%106.0105.0106.013%637
2023/2473%8%88%37%80%10%80%33%88%88%108.0106.0109.015%622
2022/2373%7%80%32%78%10%83%25%90%78%107.0106.0107.0-0.70-1.30-0.6014%589
2018/1968%12%83%25%87%25%80%25%93%88%105.0105.0108.0+1.40+1.80+0.5014%460
2017/1865%11%81%26%86%12%65%19%88%84%105.0103.0106.0-0.30-0.20-1.4014%441
2016/1772%17%85%33%90%23%82%25%93%87%106.0105.0108.0+1.00+1.50+0.5010%456

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
2024/2563724.513%15%16%4%8%
2023/2462224.615%18%15%4%8%
2022/2358923.314%18%17%5%10%
2021/2254822.510%18%19%6%12%
2020/2150922.112%17%19%
2018/1946024.514%14%21%4%9%
2017/1844121.014%13%22%4%9%
2016/1745621.010%13%22%4%7%

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