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Broadmead Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
366 Sydenham Road, Croydon CR0 2EA · broadmead.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8684 4003
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 394
- 94% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49%
- First language not English
- 42.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Pioneer Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 43 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 | 43 | 35 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 28 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 36 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 35 | 23 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | No distance given | |
| September 2025 | 1.67 mi2.68 km | |
| September 2024 | 4.98 mi8.01 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
The council lists the school as having vacancies on 19 April 2022: everyone who applied was offered a place.
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024 and 2025 intake.
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Broadmead Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 10
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (10%) whose child was bullied
based on 5 parents (50%) with SEND