Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
Winterbourne Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Girls
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Berkeley-Agyepong
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 328
- Pupils on roll
- 260
- URN
- 101745
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086843532
About this school
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School is a girls' community primary school in Thornton Heath. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 260 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Winterbourne Junior Girls' 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 79 | 69 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 84% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 20% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 84% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 88% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 87% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Winterbourne Junior Girls' 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 | 90% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winterbourne Junior Girls' School compares
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School ranked 4th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 4.6% | 40.8% | 260 | — |
| Winterbourne Boys' Academy | 80% | 5.8% | 37.9% | 201 | 0.0 miles |
| Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School | — | 6.7% | 31.9% | 372 | 0.0 miles |
| Paxton Academy Sports And Science | 87% | 6.8% | 55.5% | 281 | 0.3 miles |
| Gonville Academy | 80% | 5.2% | 27.9% | 427 | 0.4 miles |
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.7% | 19.4% | 447 | 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.
Inspection history
- 8 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report3 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.78%
- English as an additional language
- 67.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Winterbourne Boys' Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School0.0 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Paxton Academy Sports And Science0.3 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Gonville Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in Thornton Heath
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School ranks 1st of the 11 ranked primary schools in Thornton Heath.
- Beulah Junior School Primary
- 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 Nursery and Infants' School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Winterbourne Junior Girls' School teach?
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Winterbourne Junior Girls' School?
- The headteacher of Winterbourne Junior Girls' School is Mrs Mary Berkeley-Agyepong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Winterbourne Junior Girls' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winterbourne Junior Girls' 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 Winterbourne Junior Girls' School?
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School has 260 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Winterbourne Junior Girls' School full?
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School has capacity for 328 pupils and 260 on roll (79%), 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 Winterbourne Junior Girls' School a faith school?
- No. Winterbourne Junior Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Winterbourne Junior Girls' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Winterbourne Junior Girls' School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Winterbourne Junior Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winterbourne Junior Girls' School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School ranked 4th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winterbourne Junior Girls' School's absence rate?
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winterbourne Junior Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winterbourne Junior Girls' 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.