St John's CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

st-johns-cofe-primary-school-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 5ELPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John's CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 418 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 87%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

11%

Black

32%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

418

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

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: Average
Total pupils: 418
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 22 September 2021. 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 Feb 2016	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.