Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
Addington Road, ., South Croydon, CR2 8LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The Bourne Foundation
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Hugo Feitor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 670
- Pupils on roll
- 325
- URN
- 101815
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086574038
About this school
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School is a foundation primary school in South Croydon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 325 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 61 | 64 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 48% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 58% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 64% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Selsdon Primary and Nursery 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 | 48% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 335 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Selsdon Primary and Nursery School compares
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School ranked 61st of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5% | 28.1% | 325 | — |
| Quest Primary School | 44% | 4.9% | 38.1% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Greenvale Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Forestdale Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 19.6% | 405 | 0.7 miles |
| Courtwood Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 33.9% | 215 | 0.8 miles |
| Ridgeway Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 626 | 1.3 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)
- 28.09%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 13.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Quest Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · South Croydon
-
Greenvale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · South Croydon
-
Forestdale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Courtwood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Ridgeway Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · South Croydon
Other schools in South Croydon
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in South Croydon.
- Atwood Primary School Primary
- Greenvale 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
- 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 Selsdon Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Croydon.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Selsdon Primary and Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Selsdon Primary and Nursery School is Mr Hugo Feitor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Selsdon Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Selsdon Primary and Nursery 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 Selsdon Primary and Nursery School?
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School has 325 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Selsdon Primary and Nursery School full?
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 670 pupils and 325 on roll (49%), 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 Selsdon Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Selsdon Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Selsdon Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Selsdon Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Selsdon Primary and Nursery School?
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School is part of The Bourne Foundation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Selsdon Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Selsdon Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School ranked 61st of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Selsdon Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Selsdon Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Selsdon Primary and Nursery 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.