Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolGonville Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Thornton Heath.

Summary of the comparison

Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School and Gonville Academy are primary schools in Thornton Heath.

  • Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Gonville Academy scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Gonville Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School was judged Good and Gonville Academy was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Gonville Academy (81.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School versus Gonville Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Thornton HeathWinterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolThornton HeathGonville AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking84th of 85 in Croydon 12th of 85 in Croydon Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll415 442
Capacity450 532
LocationThornton Heath, CR7 7QT Thornton Heath, CR7 6DL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported80.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported18.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported110.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census415 442
Free school meals (ever 6)31.9% 27.9%
English as an additional language70.6% 69.5%
SEN support14.2% 7.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.1% 12.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School

Gonville Academy

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