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Aerodrome Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Goodwin Road, Croydon CR0 4EJ · aerodromeprimary.co.uk · 020 8688 4975
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.73 mi
- 4.39 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 447
- 27 over 420 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
- First language not English
- 32.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Reach2 Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.73 mi (4.39 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.85 mi (1.36 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 55 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 | 55 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 65 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.73 mi4.39 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.86 mi1.38 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.85 mi1.36 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.77 mi1.24 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.
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Aerodrome Primary Academy on 11 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 11 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Positive
- 90%
- Replies
- 53
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on 6 parents (11%) whose child was bullied
based on 11 parents (21%) with SEND