Winterbourne Boys' Academy
Winterbourne Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- THE PLATANOS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Charmaine Henny
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Platanos Trust
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 277
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 140683
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086897685
About this school
Winterbourne Boys' Academy is a boys' primary academy in Thornton Heath. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Winterbourne Boys' 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 3 March 2022, 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 | 56 | 60 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 80% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 85% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +7.20 | - | - |
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 Winterbourne Boys' 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 | 84% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 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 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winterbourne Boys' Academy compares
Winterbourne Boys' Academy ranked 17th 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 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.8% | 37.9% | 201 | — |
| Winterbourne Junior Girls' School | 89% | 4.6% | 40.8% | 260 | 0.0 miles |
| Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School | — | 6.7% | 31.9% | 372 | 0.0 miles |
| Paxton Academy Sports And Science | 87% | 6.8% | 55.5% | 281 | 0.3 miles |
| Gonville Academy | 80% | 5.2% | 27.9% | 427 | 0.4 miles |
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.7% | 19.4% | 447 | 0.6 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)
- 37.88%
- English as an additional language
- 72.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 19.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School0.0 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School0.0 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Paxton Academy Sports And Science0.3 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Gonville Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in Thornton Heath
Winterbourne Boys' Academy ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Thornton Heath.
- Beulah Junior School Primary
- David Livingstone Academy Primary
- Ecclesbourne Primary School 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 Junior Girls' School Primary
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Winterbourne Boys' Academy teach?
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Winterbourne Boys' Academy?
- The headteacher of Winterbourne Boys' Academy is Ms Charmaine Henny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Winterbourne Boys' Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winterbourne Boys' 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 Winterbourne Boys' Academy?
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Winterbourne Boys' Academy full?
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy has capacity for 277 pupils and 201 on roll (73%), 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 Winterbourne Boys' Academy a faith school?
- No. Winterbourne Boys' Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Winterbourne Boys' Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Winterbourne Boys' Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Winterbourne Boys' Academy part of an academy trust?
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy is part of THE PLATANOS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Winterbourne Boys' Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% 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 Winterbourne Boys' Academy compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy ranked 17th 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 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 Winterbourne Boys' Academy's absence rate?
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winterbourne Boys' Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winterbourne Boys' 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.