Smitham Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 20 2023 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
101759
Address
Portnalls Road, CR5 3DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
589 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
17.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.6%
Persistent absence
10.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 48.7%
Mixed 21.4%
Other White 9%
African 5.4%
Caribbean 4.9%
Indian 3.6%
Other Asian 2%
Other Black 1%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 63%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Smitham Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
89
2nd preference
107
3rd preference
46
From another Local Authority
59
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
77
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.1
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
13
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
33
12
21
Reception, Part-time
9
7
2
Reception, Full-time
80
50
30
Year 1
90
40
50
Year 2
90
45
45
Year 3
89
48
41
Year 4
59
30
29
Year 5
58
24
34
Year 6
59
23
36
Year 2022-2023
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