Park Hill Infant School
Stanhope Road, Croydon, CR0 5NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jane Charman
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 101779
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086800747
About this school
Park Hill Infant School is a community primary school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park Hill Infant 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Park Hill Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Hill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 14.6% | 270 | — |
| Park Hill Junior School | 82% | 4.3% | 22.1% | 367 | 0.0 miles |
| Ark Oval Primary Academy | 66% | 5.7% | 33.8% | 593 | 0.5 miles |
| Heathfield Academy | 90% | 5% | 34.1% | 411 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant School | — | 3.1% | 17% | 193 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Mary's Catholic Junior School | 77% | 3.7% | 28.6% | 216 | 0.7 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)
- 14.55%
- English as an additional language
- 50.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 8.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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Park Hill Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
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Ark Oval Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
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Heathfield Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
St Mary's Catholic Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
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St. Mary's Catholic Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other 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 Park Hill Infant School teach?
- Park Hill Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Park Hill Infant School?
- The headteacher of Park Hill Infant School is Ms Jane Charman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park Hill Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Hill Infant 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 Park Hill Infant School?
- Park Hill Infant School has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Park Hill Infant School full?
- Park Hill Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 270 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Park Hill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Park Hill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Park Hill Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Park Hill Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Park Hill Infant School's absence rate?
- Park Hill Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Park Hill Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Park Hill Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.