Robert Fitzroy Academy
80 Brampton Road, Croydon, CR0 6JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Hayley French
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 573
- URN
- 138502
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086629700
About this school
Robert Fitzroy Academy is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 573 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 23 November 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 | 75 | 80 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 54% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 74% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Robert Fitzroy 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 | 63% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 577 |
| 2023/24 | 587 |
| 2024/25 | 599 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robert Fitzroy Academy compares
Robert Fitzroy Academy ranked 54th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 573 | — |
| John Wood School & Nursery | 56% | 6% | 29.5% | 310 | 0.2 miles |
| Woodside Primary School | 77% | 5.8% | 29% | 426 | 0.3 miles |
| Heavers Farm Primary School | 48% | 8.3% | 38.2% | 259 | 0.4 miles |
| Broadmead Primary School | 63% | 10.8% | 53% | 394 | 0.4 miles |
| The Crescent Primary School | 55% | 6.7% | 41.7% | 318 | 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)
- 25.71%
- English as an additional language
- 31.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 16.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Wood School & Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Woodside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Heavers Farm Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Broadmead Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
The Crescent Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Robert Fitzroy Academy ranks 26th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Croydon.
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
- Beddington Park Academy Primary
- Broadmead Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Academy Primary
- Chestnut Park Primary School Primary
- Courtwood Primary School Primary
- Elmwood Infant School Primary
- Elmwood Junior School Primary
- Fairchildes Primary School Primary
- Forest Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Robert Fitzroy Academy teach?
- Robert Fitzroy Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Robert Fitzroy Academy?
- The headteacher of Robert Fitzroy Academy is Headteacher Hayley French, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Robert Fitzroy Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Robert Fitzroy 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 big is Robert Fitzroy Academy?
- Robert Fitzroy Academy has 573 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Robert Fitzroy Academy full?
- Robert Fitzroy Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 573 on roll (76%), 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 Robert Fitzroy Academy a faith school?
- No. Robert Fitzroy Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Robert Fitzroy Academy?
- Robert Fitzroy Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Robert Fitzroy Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Robert Fitzroy Academy rank locally?
- Robert Fitzroy Academy ranked 54th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Robert Fitzroy Academy's absence rate?
- Robert Fitzroy Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Robert Fitzroy Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Robert Fitzroy 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.