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Beulah Junior School

Community school · Thornton Heath · CR7 8JF

Ages 7–11 · 215 pupils · Croydon

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

6.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)52%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.1%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
257

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill60%

215 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
215
Boys / girls
106 / 109
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
215 / 360 (60%)
Free school meals
49.3%
FSM pupils
106
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Bernice Warwick

Location

Address
Beulah Road
Postcode
CR7 8JF
Town
Thornton Heath
County
Surrey
Local authority
Croydon
District
Croydon
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Thornton Heath, Croydon, 215 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 49.3%.

Open schools in Thornton Heath
17
Primary schools in Thornton Heath
13
Academies among open schools in Thornton Heath
59% (10)
Open schools in CR7
18
Primary in CR7
14
Open schools in Croydon LA
155
Primary in Croydon LA
87

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Thornton HeathNear CR7

  • Beulah Infants' School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · CR7 8NJ · Croydon

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM33.0%
    • Demand0.93

    0.0 miles away

  • David Livingstone Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Thornton Heath · CR7 8HX · Croydon

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.81

    0.4 miles away

  • Whitehorse Manor Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Thornton Heath · CR7 8SB · Croydon

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM37.9%
    • Demand1.03

    0.6 miles away

  • Whitehorse Manor Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Thornton Heath · CR7 8SB · Croydon

    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM46.0%

    0.6 miles away

  • Kensington Avenue Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Thornton Heath · CR7 8BT · Croydon

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM22.7%
    • Demand0.81

    0.7 miles away

  • Cypress Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · SE25 4AU · Croydon

    Ages 2–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand1.38

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Bernice Warwick
Telephone
02086534921
Website
www.beulahjuniors.co.uk

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