St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter · Primary
Thornton Heath · CR7 8HJ · Croydon
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 146724
Kensington Avenue Primary School
Academy converter · Thornton Heath · CR7 8BT
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
459
Local authority
Croydon
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Thornton Heath, Croydon, 459 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 22.7%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 3–11
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Academy converter · Primary
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Ages 3–11
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Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Beulah Junior School
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Ages 7–11
Status: Open
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Ages 3–7
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Ages 7–11
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146724
Location
- Address
- Kensington Avenue
- Postcode
- CR7 8BT
- 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
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- Boys / girls
- 231 / 228
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 459 / 600 (77%)
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
- FSM pupils
- 102
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 32 on roll / 32 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Danine Smith
- Telephone
- 02087642923
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2023-07-03 — Requires improvement (Report)