John Wood School & Nursery 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 31/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dartnell Road, Croydon

School Information

Address: Dartnell Road, Croydon, CR0 6JA
Website: www.johnwoodschool.com
Telephone: 02086541460
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Julie Davis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142610

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 214
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.2 to 7.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.9 Confidence interval 2.7 to 7.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Tunstall Nursery School
Tunstall Road, CR0 6TY 		736 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
23 Dagnall Park, South Norwood SE25 5PL 		1,024 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crosfield Nursery School
Elborough Road, South Norwood SE25 5BD 		1,329 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thornton Heath Nursery School
51 Pridham Road, CR7 8RS 		1,876 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4John Wood School & Nursery
Dartnell Road, CR0 6JA 		0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Robert Fitzroy Academy
80 Brampton Road, CR0 6JN 		350 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Woodside Primary School
Morland Road, CR0 6NF 		446 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Broadmead Primary School
366 Sydenham Road, CR0 2EA 		918 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
Becket Close, Birchanger Road SE25 5BN 		951 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedArk Blake Academy
6 Morland Road, CR0 6NA 		457 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Catholic High School
Woburn Road, CR9 2EE 		1,407 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Oasis Academy Arena
Albert Road, South Norwood SE25 4QL 		1,750 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Selborne Road, CR0 5JQ 		1,807 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
88 London Road, CR0 2TB 		1,849 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHarris Professional Skills Sixth Form
11 Oliver Grove, SE25 6EJ 		1,734 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCroydon College
Fairfield Campus, College Road CR9 1DX 		1,761 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Shirley Road, CR9 7AL 		1,313 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedChaffinch Brook School
32 Morland Road, CR0 6NA 		239 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Khair School
109-117 Cherry Orchard Road, CR0 6BE 		893 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedAl-Khair Secondary Girls
109-117 Cherry Orchard, CR0 6BE 		897 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
3out of 4BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
60 The Crescent, Selhurst CR0 2HN 		1,184 yd City technology college No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAYA College (On-Site Educational Provision)
Holly Lodge, 16 Edith Road SE25 5PQ 		1,250 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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