Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Croydon
Unique reference
101797
Address
Russell Hill Road, CR8 2XP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
214 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
25.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.5%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31.3%
African 16.4%
Mixed 15%
Other White 13.6%
Indian 6.1%
Other Asian 5.6%
Caribbean 4.7%
Other Black 3.3%
Irish 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.4
WritingAverage2.2
MathsWell above average5.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 111
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
20
10
Year 1
31
14
17
Year 2
26
12
14
Year 3
31
8
23
Year 4
31
17
14
Year 5
32
13
19
Year 6
33
18
15
Year 2024-2025