Primary school

Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Croydon
  • CR8 2XP

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,104 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 34%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 28%28%2016/17: top 38%2017/18: top 37%2018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 16%2023/24: top 8%8% · 2023/242024/25: top 34%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM70% · London 72%5/10 Middle+29.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM12% · London 12%5/10 Middle+43.5 pts
Reading score110 · London 1079/10 Top 20%+61.4 pts
Maths score110 · London 1079/10 Top 20%+67.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 31 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 68% · 31 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 72% · 32 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 58% · 33 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 76% · 33 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 83% · 29 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 70% · 33 pupils · London 72%83%58%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 31 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 13% · 31 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 9% · 32 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 3% · 33 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 21% · 33 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 14% · 29 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 12% · 33 pupils · London 12%21%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 31 pupils · London 1032016/17: 108 · 31 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 32 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 33 pupils · London 1062022/23: 109 · 33 pupils · London 1062023/24: 110 · 29 pupils · London 1072024/25: 110 · 33 pupils · London 107110104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 31 pupils · London 1042016/17: 109 · 31 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 32 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 33 pupils · London 1072022/23: 109 · 33 pupils · London 1062023/24: 111 · 29 pupils · London 1062024/25: 110 · 33 pupils · London 107111105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.9%
26 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 83.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3126
2nd143
3rd331

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

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 · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jul 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are very happy at this school.”
  • “Everyone feels welcome and part of the school community.”
  • “Values thread through school life, and pupils show respect to everyone.”

To improve

  • “In a few subjects, curriculum thinking is not as well developed as in others.”
  • “This means that pupils do not build and deepen their knowledge in some areas of the curriculum.”
  • “Across all subjects, the school should ensure that the curriculum is designed and sequenced well so that pupils build their knowledge over time.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026212
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.9%
First language not English25.2%
SEN support8.4%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils10.7%

Girls 52.3%Boys 47.7%

93.8% full · 226 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.6
Pupils per adult13.3
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 5.9
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 9.4 FTE · Whole workforce 19.2 · 38 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,434
Spend per pupil£8,362
Staff spend per pupil£6,173
Reserve per pupil−£367
  • −£77,779revenue reserve
  • +£15,147in-year balance

Grants £7,653 · self-generated £857 · premises £366 per pupil