Heathfield Academy

State-Funded School

heathfield-academy-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon SouthConstituency

CR0 1EQPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Heathfield 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 411 pupils. Heathfield 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: 90%
Higher standard: 20%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

24%

Asian

28%

Black

25%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

411

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

46%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 411
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 2 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
4 Jul 2018	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.