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
- Website
- www.smitham.croydon.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 622 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.7%
- Persistent absence
- 10.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 47.4%
Mixed 20.8%
Other White 9.8%
African 5.6%
Caribbean 4.5%
Indian 3.9%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
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
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Smitham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 40
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 8 15 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 36 18 18 |
| Reception, Full-time | 88 43 45 |
| Year 1 | 90 59 31 |
| Year 2 | 90 40 50 |
| Year 3 | 86 42 44 |
| Year 4 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 5 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 6 | 60 24 36 |