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Park Hill Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Stanhope Road, Croydon CR0 5NS · parkhillinfants.co.uk · 020 8680 0747
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Last distance offered
- 0.49 mi
- 0.78 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 270
- At capacity · 270 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 21.5%
- First language not English
- 48.5%
- 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 0.49 mi (784 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.36 mi (584 m). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 129 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 67% 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 | 90 | 129 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 139 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 138 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 124 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 137 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.49 mi0.78 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.37 mi0.60 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.36 mi0.58 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.43 mi0.69 km | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
The distance criterion's furthest distance (direct line measurement) for the 2022 intake.
Ofsted
Park Hill Infant School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jul 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 93
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied