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Robert Fitzroy Academy

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

personHeadteacher Hayley French

corporate_fareREACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCroydon, CR0 6JN

language Visit Website phone 2086629700

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

577

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Robert Fitzroy Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Croydon, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Robert Fitzroy Academy is an academy sponsor led in Croydon, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 599 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #53 of 77 primaries in Croydon and #5,818 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

64%

LA 67%

Reading71% LA 77%

Writing72% LA 75%

Maths75% LA 77%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading68% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.1

-2.2 to 0.7

0.1

Write

LA -0.1

-1.2 to 1.5

-1.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.4 to 0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.8

-1.1 to 1.2

1.1

Write

LA 0.6

0.0 to 2.2

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.8

-2.5 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%

Reading-% LA 75%

Writing-% LA 78%

Maths-% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.6

Write

LA 0.6

Maths

LA 1.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 November 2023

Inspection Report

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03 July 2018

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-07-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-07-08

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 599 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	599	3	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	597	4	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	593	5	0.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	587	2	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	583	2	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	576	3	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	577	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	571	3	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	588	5	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	588	6	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	591	9	1.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	588	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	592	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	602	1	0.2%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	613	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	613	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	617	9	1.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	660	7	1.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	673	7	1.0%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	684	13	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	597	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	595	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	591	4	0.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	499	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	498	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	496	2	0.4%	0.5%	0

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 45 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 31 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 24 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils