Howard Primary School is a primary school located in Croydon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/12/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dering Place, Croydon

School Information

Address: Dering Place, Croydon, CR0 1DT
Website: www.howard.croydon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02086884216
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Miss J De Saulles
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101725

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/12/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 401
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 196

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.2
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.1
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
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 2,171 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Purley Nursery School
58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE
4out of 4 2,957 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 3,228 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Howard Primary School
Dering Place , CR0 1DT
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Heathfield Academy
7 Aberdeen Road , CR0 1EQ
4out of 4 280 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Krishna Avanti Primary School
Southbridge Place , CR0 4HA
3out of 4 471 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Aerodrome Primary Academy
Goodwin Road , CR0 4EJ
3out of 4 789 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park
50-58 Haling Road , CR2 6HS
4out of 4 808 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harris Academy Purley
Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT
4out of 4 1,482 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ
3out of 4 1,609 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
88 London Road , CR0 2TB
4out of 4 1,921 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Woburn Road , CR9 2EE
3out of 4 1,965 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Coombe Wood School
30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY
- not rated 1,995 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 1,171 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Serenity School
88 - 90 South End , CR0 1DQ
- not rated 189 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Croydon Metropolitan College
30-32 South End , CR0 1DN
- not rated 279 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Saffron Valley Collegiate
279 High Street , CR0 1QH
3out of 4 486 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Whitgift School
Whitgift School , Haling Park CR2 6YT
- not rated 577 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Elmhurst School for Boys
44-48 South Park Hill Road , South Croydon CR2 7DW
- not rated 728 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.