John Wood School & Nursery
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Croydon · CR0 6JA · Croydon
Ages 4–11
- KS252%
- Absence6.9%
- FSM29.9%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: GoodURN 148768
Chaffinch Brook School
Academy special converter · Croydon · CR0 6NA
Ages 5–16 · 98 pupils · Croydon
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
9.9
Overall absence
9.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-05-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.40
−20+2
Attainment 89.9
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+8%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.5
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 98.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 88.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 96.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)35.1%
Unauthorised3.4%
- Authorised absence
- 6.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 94
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill109%
98 pupils · 90 places
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- Boys / girls
- 87 / 11
- School capacity
- 90
- Capacity fill
- 98 / 90 (109%)
- Free school meals
- 82.5%
- FSM pupils
- 80
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy special converter
Age range
Ages 5–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Abbie Vernum
Location
- Address
- 32 Morland Road
- Postcode
- CR0 6NA
- Town
- Croydon
- Local authority
- Croydon
- District
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- 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 academy special converter, Ages 5–16, in Croydon, Croydon, 98 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 82.5%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ark Blake Academy
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
Croydon · CR0 6NA · Croydon
Ages 11–18
- Absence8.7%
- FSM50.4%
0.1 miles away
Tunstall Nursery School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Croydon · CR0 6TY · Croydon
Ages 2–5
- FSM0.0%
0.3 miles away
Woodside Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Croydon · CR0 6NF · Croydon
Ages 2–11
- KS248%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM33.7%
0.3 miles away
Robert Fitzroy Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Croydon · CR0 6JN · Croydon
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM25.1%
0.3 miles away
Other independent school
Croydon · CR0 6BE · Croydon
Ages 11–16
- Att861.8
- EM5+78%
0.4 miles away
Other independent school
CR0 6BE · Croydon
Ages 11–16
- Att860.1
- EM5+70%
0.4 miles away
Ark Oval Primary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Croydon · CR0 6BA · Croydon
Ages 4–11
- KS264%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM34.4%
0.5 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Abbie Vernum
- Telephone
- 02083254612