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West Thornton Primary School

Rosecourt Road, Croydon, CR0 3BS

Local ranking24th of 85 primary schools in Croydon
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

1050

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
14.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
86.0%
Maths (Expected)
86.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
138

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
910
Boys
449 (49%)
Girls
461 (51%)
Capacity
1050 (87% full)
SEND
10.9%
FSM Eligible
36.0%
EAL
65.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.5%
SEN Support
8.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
37.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,948/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Indian: 19.1%
  • Asian Other: 17.4%
  • Black African: 15.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 8.7%
  • Black Caribbean: 7.4%
  • White Other: 7.1%
  • Mixed Other: 6.6%
  • White British: 4.8%

19.1%

Asian Indian

17.4%

Asian Other

15.1%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
147971
UKPRN
10085870
Establishment No.
2117
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