Primary school

Kenley Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Croydon
  • CR3 0EX

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,505 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 10%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 82%82%2016/17: top 22%2017/18: top 69%2018/19: top 84%2022/23: top 93%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 10%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM82% · London 72%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · London 12%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · London 107Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · London 107Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 24 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 76% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 59% · 27 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 51% · 49 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 37% · 27 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 41% · 27 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 82% · 17 pupils · London 72%82%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 24 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 4% · 27 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 8% · 49 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 11% · 27 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 4% · 27 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 0% · 17 pupils · London 12%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 24 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 27 pupils · London 1062018/19: 101 · 49 pupils · London 1062022/23: 102 · 27 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 27 pupils · London 1072024/25: 109 · 17 pupils · London 107109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 24 pupils · London 1042016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 27 pupils · London 1062018/19: 102 · 49 pupils · London 1072022/23: 102 · 27 pupils · London 1062023/24: 99 · 27 pupils · London 1062024/25: 105 · 17 pupils · London 10710699No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 87.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd81
3rd110
Last distance offered
  • 2025/262.7 km
  • 2024/252.2 km
  • 2022/231.4 km
  • 2021/223.3 km
  • 2020/212.4 km
  • 2019/202.1 km

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2024Requires improvement

1 strong areas

  • Early years provision

4 weak areas

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

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jun 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils are generally happy at this school, though their experiences and love of learning vary.”
  • “In the early years children get off to a secure start.”
  • “They interact well with each other and enjoy their learning.”

To improve

  • “The implementation of the school's curricular aims are not securely in place across all subjects.”
  • “This means that pupils have gaps in their subject-specific skills and do not produce work to a consistently high standard.”
  • “The school should ensure that all staff have consistently high expectations of pupils' work and recall of key knowledge and skills across all subjects.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026143
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.1%
First language not English12.8%
SEN support17.1%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils18.6%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

68.1% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 37 responses (20.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school73% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school70.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved59.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 46% not applicable35% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year91.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.5% not applicable53.1% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed33.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child59.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school67.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing75.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school75.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school75.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development54.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent43.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adult11.8
  • Classroom teachers 6.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.4
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 7.9 FTE · Whole workforce 15.2 · 19 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,343
Spend per pupil£7,928
Staff spend per pupil£6,193
Reserve per pupil−£1,012
  • −£168,000revenue reserve
  • +£69,000in-year balance

Grants £8,169 · self-generated £175 · premises £693 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE COLLEGIATE TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,847,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it