Aerodrome Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 18 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 139094
- Address
- Goodwin Road, CR0 4EJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 466 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 37.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
Mixed 21.9%
African 17.4%
White British 16.5%
Other White 12%
Caribbean 6.9%
Indian 6.2%
Other Asian 4.5%
Pakistani 4.1%
Other 2.8%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Other Black 1.7%
Chinese 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Aerodrome Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 28 18 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 4 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 29 31 |
| Year 1 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 2 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 3 | 61 26 35 |
| Year 4 | 63 30 33 |
| Year 5 | 62 31 31 |
| Year 6 | 62 35 27 |