Ecclesbourne Primary School
Attlee Close, Thornton Heath, CR7 7FA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PEGASUS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Waters
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pegasus Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 136566
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086843187
About this school
Ecclesbourne Primary School is a primary academy in Thornton Heath. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ecclesbourne Primary 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 53 | 61 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 72% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 77% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Ecclesbourne 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 | 72% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 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 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ecclesbourne Primary School compares
Ecclesbourne Primary School ranked 30th 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 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6.1% | 35.9% | 417 | — |
| Elmwood Junior School | 66% | 5.1% | 40.1% | 464 | 0.4 miles |
| Elmwood Infant School | — | 7.4% | 34.4% | 357 | 0.4 miles |
| The Crescent Primary School | 55% | 6.7% | 41.7% | 318 | 0.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.85%
- English as an additional language
- 48.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 20.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmwood Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Elmwood Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
The Crescent Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Whitehorse Manor Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Whitehorse Manor Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in Thornton Heath
Ecclesbourne Primary School ranks 6th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Thornton Heath.
- Beulah Junior School Primary
- David Livingstone Academy Primary
- Gonville Academy Primary
- Kensington Avenue Primary School Primary
- Paxton Academy Sports And Science Primary
- St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Primary
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Whitehorse Manor Infant School Primary
- Whitehorse Manor Junior School Primary
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy Primary
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Primary
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ecclesbourne Primary School teach?
- Ecclesbourne Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Ecclesbourne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ecclesbourne Primary School is Ms Jo Waters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ecclesbourne Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ecclesbourne 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 many pupils are at Ecclesbourne Primary School?
- Ecclesbourne Primary School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ecclesbourne Primary School full?
- Ecclesbourne Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 417 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 Ecclesbourne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ecclesbourne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ecclesbourne Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ecclesbourne Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Ecclesbourne Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ecclesbourne Primary School is part of THE PEGASUS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ecclesbourne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% 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 Ecclesbourne Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Ecclesbourne Primary School ranked 30th 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 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ecclesbourne Primary School's absence rate?
- Ecclesbourne Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ecclesbourne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ecclesbourne 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 1 July 2026.