Purley Oaks Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 19 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 101733
- Address
- Bynes Road, CR2 0PR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 658 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 29%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 20.7%
Mixed 18.7%
Other White 12.3%
African 10.6%
Other Asian 9.4%
Other 6.4%
Caribbean 5.2%
Other Black 5%
Unclassified 4.3%
Indian 4.1%
Pakistani 2.4%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage0
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Purley Oaks Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 85
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 60 26 34 |
| Reception, Full-time | 89 47 42 |
| Year 1 | 85 39 46 |
| Year 2 | 80 46 34 |
| Year 3 | 88 41 47 |
| Year 4 | 84 49 35 |
| Year 5 | 82 48 34 |
| Year 6 | 90 45 45 |