Monks Orchard Primary School

State-Funded School

monks-orchard-primary-school-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 7UFPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Monks Orchard Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 203 pupils. Monks Orchard Primary School is part of Fairchildes Academy Community Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

35%

Asian

14%

Black

26%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

203

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 203
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Fairchildes Academy Community Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
5 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.