Forestdale Primary School

State-Funded School

forestdale-primary-school-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 9JEPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Forestdale Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 405 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

Black

14%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

405

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

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: Average
Total pupils: 405
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 5 May 2022. 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
12 Dec 2012	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.