Heavers Farm Primary School
58 Dinsdale Gardens, South Norwood, London, SE25 6LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Askey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 862
- Pupils on roll
- 259
- URN
- 101776
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086535434
About this school
Heavers Farm Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 259 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 67 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 55% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 67% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 67% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 75% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Heavers Farm 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 | 51% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heavers Farm Primary School compares
Heavers Farm Primary School ranked 74th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 8.3% | 38.2% | 259 | — |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 25% | 336 | 0.1 miles |
| South Norwood Primary | 63% | 6.7% | 42.3% | 356 | 0.4 miles |
| Robert Fitzroy Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 573 | 0.4 miles |
| Whitehorse Manor Infant School | — | 6.3% | 38.4% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior School | 69% | 5.9% | 45.6% | 422 | 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.
Inspection history
- 14 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report18 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.24%
- English as an additional language
- 38.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Chad's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
South Norwood Primary0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Robert Fitzroy Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Whitehorse Manor Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Whitehorse Manor Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in London
Heavers Farm Primary School ranks 902nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Heavers Farm Primary School teach?
- Heavers Farm Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Heavers Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heavers Farm Primary School is Mr Robert Askey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heavers Farm Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heavers Farm 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 big is Heavers Farm Primary School?
- Heavers Farm Primary School has 259 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heavers Farm Primary School full?
- Heavers Farm Primary School has capacity for 862 pupils and 259 on roll (30%), 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 Heavers Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heavers Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heavers Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heavers Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Heavers Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heavers Farm Primary School rank locally?
- Heavers Farm Primary School ranked 74th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heavers Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Heavers Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heavers Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heavers Farm 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.