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Paxton Academy Sports And Science

843 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AW

Local ranking20th of 85 primary schools in Croydon
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
87.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
90.0%
Writing (Expected)
87.0%
Maths (Expected)
90.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
275
Boys
138 (50%)
Girls
137 (50%)
Capacity
630 (44% full)
SEND
16.0%
FSM Eligible
55.5%
EAL
48.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.5%
SEN Support
13.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.6
Budget per Pupil
£8,000/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
26.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black Caribbean: 25.3%
  • Black African: 13.6%
  • White Other: 12.8%
  • Asian Indian: 11.0%
  • Mixed Other: 8.8%
  • Other: 6.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 5.5%
  • White British: 5.1%

25.3%

Black Caribbean

13.6%

Black African

12.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
140967
UKPRN
10046967
Establishment No.
2087
Trust
WANDLE LEARNING TRUST

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