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Rowdown Primary School

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

personMrs Liane Tylee

corporate_fareFAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST

location_onCroydon, CR0 0EG

language Visit Website phone 1689843367

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

327

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Rowdown Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Croydon, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rowdown Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Croydon, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST. The school has approximately 323 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #64 of 77 primaries in Croydon and #8,079 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

53%

LA 67%

Reading61% LA 77%

Writing65% LA 75%

Maths71% LA 77%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading56% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.1

-3.3 to 0.2

0.3

Write

LA -0.1

-1.4 to 2.0

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.9 to 0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.8

-1.8 to 2.2

0.4

Write

LA 0.6

-1.4 to 2.2

0.6

Maths

LA 0.8

-1.1 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 66%

Reading60% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 78%

Maths72% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.6

0 to 3.6

4.6

Write

LA 0.6

2.8 to 6.4

3.3

Maths

LA 1.0

1.6 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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09 October 2019

Inspection Report

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14 June 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2019-10-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-06-14

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-07-02

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(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 323 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, 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)	323	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	297	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	310	10	3.2%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	307	6	2.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	306	6	2.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	336	9	2.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	318	5	1.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	342	6	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	335	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	339	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	372	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	365	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	359	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	348	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	348	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	338	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	351	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	335	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	335	8	2.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	341	7	2.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	343	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	347	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	364	6	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	369	9	2.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	366	1	0.3%	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 40 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Rowdown Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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