Coulsdon CofE Primary School
Bradmore Green, Old Coulsdon, CR5 1ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Garratty
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 101792
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737554789
About this school
Coulsdon CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Old Coulsdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 181 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 57% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 70% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 80% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Coulsdon CofE 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 | 33% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coulsdon CofE Primary School compares
Coulsdon CofE Primary School ranked 9th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.9% | 9.1% | 181 | — |
| Keston Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 14.6% | 457 | 0.4 miles |
| Oasis Academy Byron | 89% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| New Valley Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 32.5% | 191 | 0.6 miles |
| The Hayes Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 420 | 0.9 miles |
| Smitham Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 16.2% | 654 | 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)
- 9.14%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 10.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Keston Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Oasis Academy Byron0.4 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
New Valley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary
-
The Hayes Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Kenley
-
Smitham Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
Common questions
- What year groups does Coulsdon CofE Primary School teach?
- Coulsdon CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Old Coulsdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Coulsdon CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Coulsdon CofE Primary School is Mr Paul Garratty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coulsdon CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coulsdon CofE 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 Coulsdon CofE Primary School?
- Coulsdon CofE Primary School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Coulsdon CofE Primary School full?
- Coulsdon CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 181 on roll (86%), 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 Coulsdon CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Coulsdon CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwark.
- Does Coulsdon CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coulsdon CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Coulsdon CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coulsdon CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Coulsdon CofE Primary School ranked 9th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coulsdon CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Coulsdon CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coulsdon CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coulsdon CofE 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.