Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
142587
Address
Dunley Drive, New Addington, CR0 0RG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
216 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
41.7%
Girls
58.3%
First language not English
55.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.2%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.7%
Pupil ethnicities
African 49.1%
Mixed 15.3%
Caribbean 13.4%
Indian 5.1%
White British 4.2%
Other White 3.7%
Other 2.3%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Bangladeshi 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 below average-2.9
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsWell below average-4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 80%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
19
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
19
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
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 classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
8
8
Reception, Full-time
20
7
13
Year 1
29
12
17
Year 2
24
11
13
Year 3
31
11
20
Year 4
32
12
20
Year 5
32
14
18
Year 6
31
15
16
Year 2024-2025