David Livingstone Academy

State-Funded School

david-livingstone-academy-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Streatham and Croydon NorthConstituency

CR7 8HXPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

David Livingstone Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 198 pupils. David Livingstone Academy is part of Step Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

20%

Black

31%

Mixed

25%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

198

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

41%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 198
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Step Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 9 July 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2019	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.