John Wood School & Nursery

State-Funded School

john-wood-school-nursery-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 6JAPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John Wood School & Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 310 pupils. John Wood School & Nursery is part of Chancery Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

26%

Asian

22%

Black

36%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

Pupils

310

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

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: 310
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Chancery Education Trust

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 17 July 2024. 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
3 Mar 2019	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.