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EnglandLondonCroydonCR0 3BSWest Thornton Primary School
Primary

West Thornton Primary School

Primary

Croydon · Croydon · CR0 3BS https://www.westthornton.croydon.sch.uk/

Pupils
910
cap. 1,050
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
910
Pupils · 2024/25
66%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
910
Pupils · 2024/25
66%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1
Admissions
Religious character
StatusOpen

Overview of West Thornton Primary School · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
74%
+15pp
74%64%54%
'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
14%
+8pp
14%10%6%
'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
910
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
66%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Rosecourt Road, Croydon, CR0 3BS
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
2024/2574%14%82%31%86%22%86%32%88%81%105.0107.0106.011%910
2023/2459%6%71%29%73%6%80%33%80%83%105.0106.0107.012%940
2022/2354%10%64%22%78%12%70%25%81%74%103.0104.0104.0-0.40+2.50+1.7011%929

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
2024/2591025.411%66%36%5%14%
2023/2494028.312%66%35%5%13%
2022/2392923.711%61%35%6%18%
2021/2296022.613%55%37%5%13%
2020/2193525.312%52%35%

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