Smitham Primary School
Portnalls Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Groom
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 660
- Pupils on roll
- 654
- URN
- 101759
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086604399
About this school
Smitham Primary School is a community primary school in Coulsdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 654 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Smitham 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 April 2023, 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 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 73% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 88% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Smitham 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 | 73% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 589 |
| 2023/24 | 622 |
| 2024/25 | 637 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Smitham Primary School compares
Smitham Primary School ranked 58th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.3% | 16.2% | 654 | — |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 215 | 0.1 miles |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 7.7% | 684 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodcote Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 871 | 0.8 miles |
| Oasis Academy Byron | 89% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 221 | 0.8 miles |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School | 85% | 4.9% | 9.1% | 181 | 1.1 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)
- 16.24%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Chipstead Valley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Woodcote Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Oasis Academy Byron0.8 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Coulsdon CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Old Coulsdon
Other schools in Coulsdon
Smitham Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Coulsdon.
- Chipstead Valley Primary School Primary
- Keston Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Byron Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Woodcote Primary School Primary
- Woodcote High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Smitham Primary School teach?
- Smitham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coulsdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Smitham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Smitham Primary School is Mrs Charlotte Groom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Smitham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Smitham 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 Smitham Primary School?
- Smitham Primary School has 654 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Smitham Primary School full?
- Smitham Primary School has capacity for 660 pupils and 654 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Smitham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Smitham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Smitham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Smitham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Smitham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Smitham Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Smitham Primary School ranked 58th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Smitham Primary School's absence rate?
- Smitham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Smitham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Smitham 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.