South Norwood Primary

State-Funded School

south-norwood-primary-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

SE25 5QPPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 356 pupils. South Norwood Primary is part of The Pioneer Academy.

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

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

25%

Asian

Black

39%

Mixed

17%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

356

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 356
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Pioneer Academy

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Mar 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.