Chestnut Park Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 29 2024 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
599 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
49.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.7%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Mixed 23.1%
African 15.4%
Indian 12.9%
Caribbean 10.5%
Other White 8%
Pakistani 7.8%
Other Asian 5.5%
Unclassified 5.2%
White British 3.5%
Other Black 2.7%
Bangladeshi 2%
Other 2%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 52%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 9%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Chestnut Park Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
88
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
77
2nd preference
100
3rd preference
59
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
75
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes28.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
84
46
38
Year 1
88
40
48
Year 2
85
35
50
Year 3
81
39
42
Year 4
86
40
46
Year 5
88
40
48
Year 6
87
49
38
Year 2024-2025