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John Wood School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Dartnell Road, Croydon CR0 6JA · johnwoodschool.com · 020 8654 1460
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.36 mi
- 8.63 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 310
- 64% of 484 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 29.9%
- First language not English
- 58.7%
- 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 5.36 mi (8.63 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.68 mi (1.10 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 35 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 | 35 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.36 mi8.63 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.68 mi1.10 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.49 mi4.01 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
The council lists the school as having vacancies on 19 April 2022: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134449)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for John Wood School & Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 134449), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
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 Oct 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134449)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 30
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied