Primary
Paxton Academy Sports And Science
843 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AW
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 281 of 630 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 15.3
- Pupils per adult
- 13.8
- Pupils
- 212
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2019
Previous framework
Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Quality of educationInadequate
SATs results
87%
13 points above the Thornton Heath average (74% across 11 schools)
109.0
2.3 above the Thornton Heath average (106.7 across 11 schools)
3rd of 11 by our score, among the primary schools in Thornton Heath we can score - 13 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 105 |
| Average reading score | 109 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 87% |
| Working at a higher standard | 13% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 78% |
| 23/24 | 58% |
| 24/25 | 87% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
843 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Croydon admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Theresa Moses
- Address
- 843 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AW
- Telephone
- 02086832308