Beulah Junior School
Beulah Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bernice Warwick
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 101712
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086534921
About this school
Beulah Junior School is a community primary school in Thornton Heath. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 215 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beulah Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 54 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 52% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 65% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 78% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beulah Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beulah Junior School compares
Beulah Junior School ranked 63rd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.1% | 51.6% | 215 | — |
| Beulah Infants' School | — | 7% | 48.8% | 197 | 0.0 miles |
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.7% | 19.4% | 447 | 0.3 miles |
| David Livingstone Academy | 88% | 5.5% | 32.7% | 198 | 0.4 miles |
| St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy | 51% | 4.2% | 19.9% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Whitehorse Manor Infant School | — | 6.3% | 38.4% | 356 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.57%
- English as an additional language
- 69.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.12%
- Persistent absence
- 17.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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Beulah Infants' School0.0 miles
Primary · London
-
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
David Livingstone Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
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St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Whitehorse Manor Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in Thornton Heath
Beulah Junior School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Thornton Heath.
- David Livingstone Academy Primary
- Ecclesbourne Primary School Primary
- Gonville Academy Primary
- Kensington Avenue Primary School Primary
- Paxton Academy Sports And Science Primary
- St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Primary
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Whitehorse Manor Infant School Primary
- Whitehorse Manor Junior School Primary
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy Primary
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Primary
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beulah Junior School teach?
- Beulah Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Beulah Junior School?
- The headteacher of Beulah Junior School is Mrs Bernice Warwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beulah Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beulah Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Beulah Junior School?
- Beulah Junior School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Beulah Junior School full?
- Beulah Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 215 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beulah Junior School a faith school?
- No. Beulah Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beulah Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beulah Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Beulah Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beulah Junior School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Beulah Junior School ranked 63rd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beulah Junior School's absence rate?
- Beulah Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beulah Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beulah Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.