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Norbury Manor Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Abingdon Road, Norbury, London SW16 5QR · nmp.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8679 3835
On the mapSearch near SW16 5QR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.55 mi
- 2.50 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 406
- 91% of 448 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.8%
- First language not English
- 44.6%
- 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 1.55 mi (2.50 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.47 mi (3.98 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 53 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 | 53 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.55 mi2.50 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.47 mi3.98 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.78 mi2.86 km | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Norbury Manor Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 23
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied