Woodcote Primary School

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon SouthConstituency

CR5 2EDPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Woodcote Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Croydon, London.

It currently serves 871 pupils. Woodcote Primary School is part of The Pioneer Academy.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 16%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

33%

Black

12%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

871

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 871
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Pioneer Academy

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
22 May 2015	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.