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St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Alverston Gardens, South Norwood, London SE25 6LR · stchadsprimaryschool.com · 020 8771 3470
On the mapSearch near SE25 6LR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 336
- 76% of 444 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.8%
- First language not English
- 31.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 33 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 33 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101802)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Chad's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 73
- 22% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (15%) with SEND