Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Places Available emoji_events #24 in Croydon public Top 4% UK

David Livingstone Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Phoebe Greer

corporate_fareSTEP ACADEMY TRUST

location_onThornton Heath, CR7 8HX

language Visit Website phone 2086534240

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

200

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Expected Standard

88%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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David Livingstone Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Thornton Heath, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 4% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

David Livingstone Academy is an academy converter in Thornton Heath, Croydon, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of STEP ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 196 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 77 primaries in Croydon and #2,162 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 67%

Reading88% LA 77%

Writing92% LA 75%

Maths92% LA 77%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.1

-4.1 to 0.7

-0.7

Write

LA -0.1

-3.0 to 1.7

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.5 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.8

2.1 to 5.8

3.3

Write

LA 0.6

1.6 to 5.1

3.5

Maths

LA 0.8

1.9 to 5.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 66%

Reading93% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths87% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.6

0.4 to 5

1.7

Write

LA 0.6

-0.5 to 3.9

3.2

Maths

LA 1.0

1.2 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 July 2025

Inspection Report

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05 June 2019

Inspection Report

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01 March 2017

Inspection Report

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23 April 2012

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-03-01

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-04-23

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 196 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	196	3	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	193	2	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	201	2	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	200	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	198	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	197	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	201	3	1.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	198	3	1.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	180	5	2.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	183	5	2.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	208	4	1.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	3	1.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	3	1.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	213	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	202	3	1.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils