Primary school

The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy

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  • ages 2–7
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Croydon
  • CR0 4BH

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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 in100.0%
35 of 35 who put it first2014 · 78.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3535
2nd140
3rd71
Last distance offered
  • 2025/269.2 km
  • 2024/252.4 km
  • 2021/224.1 km
  • 2019/204.0 km

Inspections · 2008–2025

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2019Goodas predecessor
  3. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 5 points to improve · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Apr 2025

Strengths

  • “This is a safe and caring place to learn.”
  • “Pupils are proud of the school.”
  • “They are eager and happy to start their day.”

To improve

  • “The provision in the early years setting is variable.”
  • “This means that sometimes children do not learn as well as they could all the areas of learning.”
  • “The school should continue to ensure that curriculum thinking in early years considers all areas of learning sequentially.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026211
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.7%
First language not English67.9%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils24.7%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

58.6% full · 360 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 13 responses (5.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 69.2% not applicable25% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year84.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30.8% not applicable77.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school92.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing84.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school84.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent92.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher28.4
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.6
  • Other support 7.8

Teachers 7 FTE · Whole workforce 26.4 · 32 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,619
Spend per pupil£9,659
Staff spend per pupil£7,338
Reserve per pupil−£67
  • −£14,000revenue reserve
  • −£217,000in-year balance

Grants £8,432 · self-generated £187 · premises £470 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £1,703,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it