The Minster Junior School

State-Funded School

the-minster-junior-school-croydon-london-149113

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon WestConstituency

CR0 4BHPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Minster Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Croydon, London.

It currently serves 283 pupils. The Minster Junior School is part of SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

24%

Asian

14%

Black

38%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

283

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

60%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 283
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
1 Nov 2018	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.