Chestnut Park Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 20 2018 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
140434
Address
49 St James Road, CR0 2UR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
606 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
49.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.3%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Mixed 23.9%
African 14.2%
Caribbean 13.4%
Indian 12.2%
Other White 8.1%
Pakistani 7.3%
Other Asian 5.4%
White British 4.8%
Unclassified 3.8%
Other Black 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingWell below average-5.3
MathsWell below average-4.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 40%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Chestnut Park Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
88
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
106
2nd preference
111
3rd preference
67
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
81
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
87
42
45
Year 1
85
35
50
Year 2
88
42
46
Year 3
85
43
42
Year 4
88
42
46
Year 5
88
50
38
Year 6
85
35
50
Year 2023-2024