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Beulah Infants' School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Sponsored academy
Furze Road, Thornton Heath, London CR7 8NJ · pegasusacademytrust.org · 020 8653 4918
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Last distance offered
- 2.19 mi
- 3.52 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 197
- 85% of 232 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33%
- First language not English
- 66%
- 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 2.19 mi (3.52 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.87 mi (3.01 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.19 mi3.52 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.87 mi3.01 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.72 mi1.16 km | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Beulah Infants' School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 11
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 9% who had a child bullied