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Kensington Avenue Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath CR7 8BT · kensingtonavenueprimary.co.uk · 020 8764 2923
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.74 mi
- 4.42 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 459
- 77% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
- First language not English
- 52.9%
- 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 2.74 mi (4.42 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 4.44 mi (7.14 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 31 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 | 31 | 26 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 46 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.74 mi4.42 km | |
| September 2025 | 4.44 mi7.14 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.79 mi2.88 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, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134475)
Ofsted
Kensington Avenue Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 43
- 8% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (37%) with SEND