Ofsted: Good emoji_events #4 in Croydon public Top 12% UK

Winterbourne Boys' Academy

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

personMs Charmaine Henny

corporate_fareTHE PLATANOS TRUST

location_onThornton Heath, CR7 7QT

language Visit Website phone 2086897685

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

220

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Expected Standard

80%

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Age Range

7-11

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Winterbourne Boys' Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Thornton Heath, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Winterbourne Boys' Academy is an academy sponsor led in Thornton Heath, Croydon, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of THE PLATANOS TRUST. The school has approximately 198 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 77 primaries in Croydon and #387 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 67%

Reading89% LA 77%

Writing84% LA 75%

Maths86% LA 77%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.4

Read

LA 0.1

3.5 to 7.3

3.5

Write

LA -0.1

1.6 to 5.3

7.2

Maths

LA 0.6

5.4 to 9.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA 0.8

3.3 to 6.4

4.2

Write

LA 0.6

2.8 to 5.6

6.9

Maths

LA 0.8

5.6 to 8.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 66%

Reading70% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 78%

Maths78% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 0.6

0.9 to 3.7

5.2

Write

LA 0.6

3.8 to 6.6

5.4

Maths

LA 1.0

4.1 to 6.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 March 2022

Inspection Report

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28 February 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-02-28

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-10-24

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

1.0%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 198 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, 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)	198	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	200	8	4.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	6	2.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	214	7	3.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	215	16	7.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	230	43	18.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	220	10	4.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	208	14	6.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	9	4.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	207	23	11.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	10	4.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	239	18	7.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	250	4	1.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	272	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	275	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	303	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	301	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	299	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	281	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	282	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	280	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 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils