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Primary · CR0 · Croydon

Broadmead Primary School

366 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EA

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance93.8%
Attainment63% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils394

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (24 Sept 2019).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in CR0. Where we have them, council (Croydon) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
394
Free school meals
49%
13.9% above district average (35.1%)

Also: Croydon 26.7% · England 24.7%

SEN
22.8%
4% below district average (26.8%)

Also: Croydon 17.4% · England 18.2%

EAL
45.4%
5.3% above district average (40.1%)
Attendance
93.8%
1.4% below district average (95.2%)

Also: Croydon 94.7% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
18.9%
Attainment
63% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the CR0 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196.8%
  • 2021/2293.2%
  • 2022/2390.9%
  • 2023/2493.7%
  • 2024/2588.8%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2364%
  • 2023/2462%
  • 2024/2563%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
630
Pupils on roll
394

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Croydon page.

SEN support

SEN %
22.8%
On-site provision
SEN unit · ASD
Need types
ASD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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