Purley Oaks Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 25 2025 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
- 651 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 28.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 18.9%
Mixed 17.5%
African 12.4%
Other White 12%
Other Asian 10.4%
Caribbean 6.1%
Unclassified 5.1%
Other Black 4.9%
Indian 4.6%
Other 4.3%
Pakistani 2.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
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 59%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Purley Oaks Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 72
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 56 30 26 |
| Reception, Full-time | 88 38 50 |
| Year 1 | 86 48 38 |
| Year 2 | 87 40 47 |
| Year 3 | 81 47 34 |
| Year 4 | 85 42 43 |
| Year 5 | 86 54 32 |
| Year 6 | 82 45 37 |