Paxton Academy Sports And Science

State-Funded School

paxton-academy-sports-and-science-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon WestConstituency

CR7 6AWPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Paxton Academy Sports And Science is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 281 pupils. Paxton Academy Sports And Science is part of WANDLE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 58%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

26%

Black

36%

Mixed

14%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

281

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

54%

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: 281
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: WANDLE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Jan 2020	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.