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Kenley Primary School

Croydon, CR3 0EXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Jun 2024
KS2 Results
41%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.5×
Not oversubscribed
11 1st-choice / 24 places
Ranking
#12,298
of 13,686 nationally

About Kenley Primary School

Kenley Primary School was rated Requires Improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2013. The inspection report highlighted that the quality of education, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes all require improvement, while leadership and management also received the same rating. Early years provision was the one bright spot, judged as Good. On the key academic measure for primary schools, just 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That is significantly below the Croydon local authority average of 66%, and places the school 74th out of 77 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, it sits in the bottom 10% of schools on this metric. The school’s average maths score was 99, while reading averaged 105, and only 4% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNew Barn Lane, Whyteleafe, Croydon, CR3 0EX
HeadteacherMaxine Smy
Local AuthorityCroydon
Number of Pupils164
Free School Meals (FSM)26.8%
School Capacity164 / 210 (78% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Jun 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 18 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Forest SchoolLibraryPlaying FieldsGymnasiumSports HallICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

FootballGymnasticsAthleticsNetballDance

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubArt ClubBook ClubGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Kenley Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.