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Chestnut Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
49 St James Road, Croydon CR0 2UR · chestnutparkschool.org · 020 3750 6090
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.39 mi
- 0.62 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 608
- 97% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
- First language not English
- 47.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Glf Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.39 mi (620 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.13 mi (1.83 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 112 families put the school first and 86 places were offered; 76% 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 | 86 | 112 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 77 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 106 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 129 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 135 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.39 mi0.62 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.36 mi0.57 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.13 mi1.83 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.42 mi0.68 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, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Chestnut Park Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 29 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (92 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 92
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (13%) with SEND