Smitham Primary School is a primary school located in Coulsdon. 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 23/03/2017. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Portnalls Road, Coulsdon

School Information

Address: Portnalls Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3DE
Website: www.smitham.croydon.sch.uk
Telephone: 02086604399
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Garner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101759

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 536
Number of Pupils: 509
Number of Boys: 246
Number of Girls: 263

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
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

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Smitham Primary School
Portnalls Road , CR5 3DE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
Portnalls Road , CR5 3DE 		3out of 4 221 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chipstead Valley Primary School
Chipstead Valley Road , CR5 3BW 		4out of 4 1,281 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodcote Primary School
Dunsfold Rise , CR5 2ED 		- not rated 1,354 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Byron
St David's , Off Stoneyfield Road CR5 2XE 		4out of 4 1,382 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodcote High School
Meadow Rise , CR5 2EH 		3out of 4 1,467 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Homefield Road , Old Coulsdon CR5 1ES 		3out of 4 3,210 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicholas School
Reedham Drive , CR8 4DS 		3out of 4 2,154 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Cumnor House School
1 Woodcote Lane , CR8 3HB 		- not rated 2,459 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St David's School
23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL 		- not rated 2,807 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Laleham Lea School
29 Peaks Hill , CR8 3JJ 		- not rated 3,192 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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