The Crescent Primary School

State-Funded School

the-crescent-primary-school-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon WestConstituency

CR0 2HNPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Crescent Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 318 pupils. The Crescent Primary School is part of The Pioneer Academy.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

14%

Asian

12%

Black

53%

Mixed

17%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

318

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 318
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Pioneer Academy

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
31 Jan 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
29 Nov 2012	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.