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St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Springfield Road, Thornton Heath CR7 8DZ · stcypriansprimaryacademy.co.uk · 020 8771 5425
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 216
- 48% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- First language not English
- 33.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 4 families put the school first and 4 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 12 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 56
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied