Greenvale Primary School
Sandpiper Road, Selsdon Vale, South Croydon, CR2 8PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Bowden
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 101781
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086512833
About this school
Greenvale Primary School is a community primary school in South Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 216 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. 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 11 May 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 | 31 | 29 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 79% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 34% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 83% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| 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 Greenvale 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 | 65% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenvale Primary School compares
Greenvale Primary School ranked 28th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 216 | — |
| Selsdon Primary and Nursery School | 61% | 5% | 28.1% | 325 | 0.6 miles |
| Courtwood Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 33.9% | 215 | 0.7 miles |
| Forestdale Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 19.6% | 405 | 0.9 miles |
| Quest Primary School | 44% | 4.9% | 38.1% | 199 | 0.9 miles |
| Gresham Primary School | 86% | 3% | 5% | 237 | 1.2 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)
- 9.81%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 3.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · South Croydon
-
Courtwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Forestdale Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Quest Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · South Croydon
-
Gresham Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · South Croydon
Other schools in South Croydon
Greenvale Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in South Croydon.
- Atwood Primary School Primary
- Gresham Primary School Primary
- Purley Oaks Primary School Primary
- Quest Primary School Primary
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ridgeway Primary School Primary
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Peter's Primary School Primary
- Coombe Wood School Secondary
- Harris Academy Purley Secondary
- The Quest Academy Secondary
- Maypole School - Melville Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Greenvale Primary School teach?
- Greenvale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in South Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenvale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenvale Primary School is Mr Daniel Bowden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenvale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenvale 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 Greenvale Primary School?
- Greenvale Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Greenvale Primary School full?
- Greenvale Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 216 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 Greenvale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenvale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenvale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Greenvale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Greenvale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenvale Primary School rank locally?
- Greenvale Primary School ranked 28th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenvale Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenvale Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenvale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenvale 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.