Ofsted: Good emoji_events #26 in Croydon public Top 34% UK

The Minster Junior School

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

personMrs Claudette Green

corporate_fareSDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCroydon, CR0 4BH

language Visit Website phone 2086885844

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

395

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Expected Standard

70%

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Age Range

7-11

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The Minster Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Croydon, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Minster Junior School is an academy converter in Croydon, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 339 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #26 of 77 primaries in Croydon and #2,410 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 Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

70%

LA 67%

Reading84% LA 77%

Writing75% LA 75%

Maths82% LA 77%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 0.6

-0.4

Write

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 0.9

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.4 to 1.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-04

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

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-09-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-05-10

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 339 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	341	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	365	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	365	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	374	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	404	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	387	0	0.0%	0.6%

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils