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West Thornton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Rosecourt Road, Croydon CR0 3BS · westthornton.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8684 3497
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.14 mi
- 3.45 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 847
- 81% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- First language not English
- 67.8%
- 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 2.14 mi (3.45 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 3.69 mi (5.94 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 100 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 | 100 | 95 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 100 | 90 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 103 | 92 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 103 | 95 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 94 | 89 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.14 mi3.45 km | |
| September 2025 | 3.69 mi5.94 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.31 mi3.72 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, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136769)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected West Thornton Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136769), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136769)
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136769)
Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136769)
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 26
- 3% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied