Gonville Academy
Gonville Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Harriet Mukhtar
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 532
- Pupils on roll
- 427
- URN
- 136714
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086844006
About this school
Gonville Academy is a primary academy in Thornton Heath. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 427 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gonville Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 19 April 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 | 59 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 76% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 9% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 91% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.30 | - | - |
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 Gonville Academy 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 | 81% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 461 |
| 2023/24 | 446 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gonville Academy compares
Gonville Academy ranked 16th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.2% | 27.9% | 427 | — |
| Paxton Academy Sports And Science | 87% | 6.8% | 55.5% | 281 | 0.3 miles |
| Winterbourne Boys' Academy | 80% | 5.8% | 37.9% | 201 | 0.4 miles |
| Winterbourne Junior Girls' School | 89% | 4.6% | 40.8% | 260 | 0.4 miles |
| Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School | — | 6.7% | 31.9% | 372 | 0.4 miles |
| West Thornton Primary School | 74% | 5.4% | 36% | 847 | 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)
- 27.9%
- English as an additional language
- 69.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 12.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Paxton Academy Sports And Science0.3 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Winterbourne Boys' Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
West Thornton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Thornton Heath
Gonville Academy ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Thornton Heath.
- Beulah Junior School Primary
- David Livingstone Academy Primary
- Ecclesbourne Primary School 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 Gonville Academy teach?
- Gonville Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Gonville Academy?
- The headteacher of Gonville Academy is Mrs Harriet Mukhtar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gonville Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gonville Academy, 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 Gonville Academy?
- Gonville Academy has 427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gonville Academy full?
- Gonville Academy has capacity for 532 pupils and 427 on roll (80%), 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 Gonville Academy a faith school?
- No. Gonville Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Gonville Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gonville Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Gonville Academy part of an academy trust?
- Gonville Academy is part of STEP ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gonville Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gonville Academy compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Gonville Academy ranked 16th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gonville Academy's absence rate?
- Gonville Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gonville Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gonville Academy'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.