Applegarth Academy

State-Funded School

applegarth-academy-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 9DLPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Applegarth Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 396 pupils. Applegarth Academy is part of Step Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 85%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

33%

Asian

Black

37%

Mixed

19%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

396

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 396
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Step Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
22 Apr 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.