Howard Primary School
Dering Place, Croydon, CR0 1DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss J Handley
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 101725
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086884216
About this school
Howard Primary School is a community primary school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 387 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Howard Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 56 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 61% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 77% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Howard Primary 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 | 61% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 408 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howard Primary School compares
Howard Primary School ranked 38th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.7% | 30.9% | 387 | — |
| Heathfield Academy | 90% | 5% | 34.1% | 411 | 0.2 miles |
| Krishna Avanti Primary School | 84% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Aerodrome Primary Academy | 66% | 6.1% | 34.1% | 447 | 0.4 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Haling Park | 79% | 4.5% | 28.8% | 414 | 0.5 miles |
| The Minster Junior School | 70% | 5.9% | 40.4% | 283 | 0.5 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)
- 30.88%
- English as an additional language
- 53.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.68%
- Persistent absence
- 20.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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Heathfield Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Croydon
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Krishna Avanti Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Croydon
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Aerodrome Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Croydon
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Harris Primary Academy Haling Park0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
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The Minster Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Howard Primary School ranks 17th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Croydon.
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
- Beddington Park Academy Primary
- Broadmead Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Academy Primary
- Chestnut Park Primary School Primary
- Courtwood Primary School Primary
- Elmwood Infant School Primary
- Elmwood Junior School Primary
- Fairchildes Primary School Primary
- Forest Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Howard Primary School teach?
- Howard Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Howard Primary School?
- The headteacher of Howard Primary School is Miss J Handley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Howard Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howard Primary 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 Howard Primary School?
- Howard Primary School has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Howard Primary School full?
- Howard Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 387 on roll (92%), 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 Howard Primary School a faith school?
- No. Howard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Howard Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Howard Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Howard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Howard Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Howard Primary School ranked 38th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Howard Primary School's absence rate?
- Howard Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Howard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Howard Primary 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.