Park Hill Junior School 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 16/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

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Stanhope Road, Croydon

School Information

Address: Stanhope Road, Croydon, CR0 5NS
Website: www.phjs.co.uk
Telephone: 02086868623
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ann Pratt
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144382

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 360
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 176

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.5
Maths
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.6 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:24%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
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 1,072 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 2,393 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Crosfield Nursery School
Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD
3out of 4 3,126 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School
51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS
3out of 4 3,226 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park Hill Junior School
Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Park Hill Infant School
Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS
4out of 4 48 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ark Oval Primary Academy
98 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BA
3out of 4 907 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Heathfield Academy
7 Aberdeen Road , CR0 1EQ
4out of 4 918 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Infant School
Bedford Park , CR0 2AQ
4out of 4 1,175 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ
3out of 4 576 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ark Blake Academy
6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA
- not rated 1,366 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Coombe Wood School
30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY
- not rated 1,374 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Woburn Road , CR9 2EE
3out of 4 1,396 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
88 London Road , CR0 2TB
4out of 4 1,634 yd Free schools No 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 638 yd Further education 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 2,484 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambridge Tutors College
Water Tower Hill , CR0 5SX
- not rated 407 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cressey College
Coombe Cliff , Coombe Road CR0 5SP
- not rated 426 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saffron Valley Collegiate
279 High Street , CR0 1QH
3out of 4 783 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Croydon Metropolitan College
30-32 South End , CR0 1DN
- not rated 906 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Elmhurst School for Boys
44-48 South Park Hill Road , South Croydon CR2 7DW
- not rated 970 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.