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Park Hill Infant School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–7
  • Mixed
  • Croydon
  • CR0 5NS

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against London

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · London 72No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · London 12No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in67.4%
87 of 129 who put it first2014 · 64.2%2026 · 67.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st12987
2nd713
3rd480
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27784 m
  • 2025/26584 m
  • 2024/25694 m
  • 2022/23602 m
  • 2021/22652 m
  • 2020/21674 m
  • 2019/20597 m
  • You0.7 km

Inside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Park Hill & Lloyd Park, not your door

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Outstanding
  3. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2023

Strengths

  • “At Park Hill, pupils are lively, enthusiastic and demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning.”
  • “The school’s core values are enacted by everyone.”
  • “Pupils engage well with each other and there is a strong mutual respect between pupils and adults.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026270
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.6%
First language not English50.4%
SEN support18.3%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils8.4%

Girls 51.5%Boys 48.5%

100% full · 270 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 93 responses (34.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school98.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved96.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 77.4% not applicable38.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 46.2% not applicable88% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child80.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing93.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development91.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult15.4
  • Classroom teachers 9.6
  • Leadership 3.4
  • Teaching assistants 4
  • Other support 3.5

Teachers 13 FTE · Whole workforce 20.5 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,627
Spend per pupil£7,666
Staff spend per pupil£5,602
Reserve per pupil£353
  • +£95,443revenue reserve
  • −£10,538in-year balance

Grants £7,513 · self-generated £113 · premises £387 per pupil