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Purley Oaks Primary School

Details

Age Range	3-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Maintained school, Community school
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Croydon
Address	Bynes Road, CR2 0PR
School Website	www.purleyoaks.croydon.sch.uk/
Telephone	2086884268
URN	101733

School Census

Total	625
Girls/Boys	305/320
Girls/Boys Ratio	48.8%/51.2%
% pupils where English not first language	29.9%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	239
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	13.6%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 18/09/2019 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
18/09/2019	Good
11/12/2014	Good

Inspection Date	18/09/2019
Quality of Education	Good
Behaviour and Attitudes	Good
Personal Development	Good
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	11/12/2014
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
25 February 2025	School inspection	View
18 September 2019	School inspection: Good	View
11 December 2018	Short inspection	View
11 December 2014	Full inspection: Good	View
05 February 2013	Full inspection: Requires Improvement	View
28 September 2011	Monitoring visit	View
26 May 2010	Full inspection: Satisfactory	View
30 April 2007	Full inspection: Satisfactory	View
26 March 2001	Full inspection	View

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	59%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	8%
Reading	105
Maths	103
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	68
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	2
Reading	106.0
Maths	105.0
Reading Progress	0.0
Writing Progress	0.1
Maths Progress	0.0

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	57%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	11%
Reading	103.0
Maths	104.0
Reading Progress	-0.8
Writing Progress	1.6
Maths Progress	-0.3

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	68%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	6%
Reading	106
Maths	105
Reading Progress	3.3
Writing Progress	2.0
Maths Progress	2.4

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	264
As First Preference	72
As second preference	47
As third preference	42

Total Offers Made	85
first preference offers	72
second preference offers	6
third preference offers	5

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	244
As First Preference	76
As second preference	45
As third preference	45

Total Offers Made	85
first preference offers	76
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	244
As First Preference	70
As second preference	41
As third preference	39

Total Offers Made	86
first preference offers	70
second preference offers	9
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	223
As First Preference	62
As second preference	28
As third preference	28

Total Offers Made	86
first preference offers	62
second preference offers	7
third preference offers	4

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	239
As First Preference	60
As second preference	37
As third preference	47

Total Offers Made	90
first preference offers	60
second preference offers	12
third preference offers	4

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	207
As First Preference	49
As second preference	27
As third preference	31

Total Offers Made	90
first preference offers	49
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	9

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	222
As First Preference	60
As second preference	30
As third preference	41

Total Offers Made	73
first preference offers	60
second preference offers	6
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	180
As First Preference	48
As second preference	24
As third preference	33

Total Offers Made	57
first preference offers	48
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	5

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	234
As First Preference	58
As second preference	26
As third preference	50

Total Offers Made	90
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	10
third preference offers	7

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	177
As First Preference	43
As second preference	25
As third preference	27

Total Offers Made	78
first preference offers	43
second preference offers	8
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	211
As First Preference	56
As second preference	34
As third preference	36

Total Offers Made	89
first preference offers	56
second preference offers	15
third preference offers	7

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	20.7%
any other white background ethnic origin	12.3%
african ethnic origin	10.6%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	10.2%
any other asian background ethnic origin	9.4%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	6.4%
caribbean ethnic origin	5.2%
any other black background ethnic origin	5%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	4.4%
indian ethnic origin	4.1%
pakistani ethnic origin	2.4%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.3%
white and black african ethnic origin	1.8%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	21.4%
any other white background ethnic origin	10.7%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	10.1%
any other asian background ethnic origin	9.4%
african ethnic origin	9.3%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	8%
any other black background ethnic origin	5.9%
caribbean ethnic origin	5%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	4.2%
indian ethnic origin	4%
pakistani ethnic origin	1.9%
white and black african ethnic origin	1.8%
white and asian ethnic origin	1.6%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	0.6%

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