Ark Oval Primary Academy is a primary school located in Croydon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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98 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon

School Information

Address: 98 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, CR0 6BA
Website: www.arkovalprimary.org
Telephone: 02086883000
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Toby Martlew
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137114

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 568
Number of Boys: 285
Number of Girls: 283

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.7
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.7
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tunstall Nursery School
Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY
4out of 4 438 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL
2out of 4 1,486 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School
51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS
3out of 4 2,326 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Crosfield Nursery School
Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD
3out of 4 2,358 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Oval Primary Academy
98 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Infant School
Bedford Park , CR0 2AQ
4out of 4 490 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School
Sydenham Road , CR0 2EW
3out of 4 503 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Park Hill Infant School
Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS
4out of 4 861 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Park Hill Junior School
Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS
3out of 4 907 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Blake Academy
6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA
- not rated 589 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Woburn Road , CR9 2EE
3out of 4 714 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
88 London Road , CR0 2TB
4out of 4 1,126 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ
3out of 4 1,188 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Coombe Wood School
30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY
- not rated 2,089 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Croydon College
Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX
- not rated 722 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ
- not rated 2,641 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Shirley Road , CR9 7AL
3out of 4 2,087 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Al-Khair Secondary Girls
109-117 Cherry Orchard , CR0 6BE
- not rated 164 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Al-Khair School
109-117 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BE
- not rated 173 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Chaffinch Brook School
32 Morland Road , CR0 6NA
- not rated 849 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
The Write Time
14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX
- not rated 1,127 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cressey College
Coombe Cliff , Coombe Road CR0 5SP
- not rated 1,294 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.