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South Norwood Primary
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
34 Crowther Road, South Norwood, London SE25 5QP · thepioneeracademy.co.uk · 020 8654 2983
On the mapSearch near SE25 5QP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 11.59 mi
- 18.65 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 356
- 85% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 39%
- First language not English
- 54.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Pioneer Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 11.59 mi (18.65 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.09 mi (1.75 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 56 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 | 56 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 42 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 43 | 29 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 11.59 mi18.65 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.09 mi1.75 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.88 mi3.03 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, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 142404)
Ofsted
South Norwood Primary was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 142404), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142404)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 40
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (48%) with SEND