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Purley Oaks Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Bynes Road, South Croydon CR2 0PR · purleyoaks.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8688 4268
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 7.11 mi
- 11.44 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 642
- 97% of 660 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.2%
- First language not English
- 27.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 7.11 mi (11.44 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 4.52 mi (7.27 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 78 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 78 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 72 | 58 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 85 | 72 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 85 | 76 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 86 | 70 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 7.11 mi11.44 km | |
| September 2025 | 4.52 mi7.27 km | |
| September 2024 | 4.19 mi6.74 km | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Purley Oaks Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Feb 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 91
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (12%) with SEND