St Chad's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 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
142731
Address
Alverston Gardens, South Norwood, SE25 6LR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
346 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
37.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.5%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.3%
Pupil ethnicities
African 43.4%
Unclassified 15.9%
Mixed 12.4%
Caribbean 9.2%
Other White 8.7%
Other Black 3.8%
White British 1.7%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Other 0.3%
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 average3.8
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsWell above average5.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
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 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Chad's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
51
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
45
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
45
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes25
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
20
8
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
2
8
Reception, Full-time
50
23
27
Year 1
43
16
27
Year 2
30
17
13
Year 3
52
29
23
Year 4
53
28
25
Year 5
44
24
20
Year 6
40
21
19
Year 2024-2025