Chipstead Valley Primary School
Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PACE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Duncan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Pace Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 684
- URN
- 140704
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737553255
About this school
Chipstead Valley Primary School is a primary academy in Coulsdon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 684 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chipstead Valley 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 89 | 86 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 81% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 15% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 91% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 84% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 84% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Chipstead Valley 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 | 63% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 694 |
| 2023/24 | 686 |
| 2024/25 | 674 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chipstead Valley Primary School compares
Chipstead Valley Primary School ranked 49th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.2% | 7.7% | 684 | — |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Smitham Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 16.2% | 654 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodmansterne Primary School | 67% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 432 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodcote Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 871 | 1.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy Byron | 89% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 221 | 1.4 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)
- 7.67%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 6.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Smitham Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Woodmansterne Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Banstead
-
Woodcote Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Oasis Academy Byron1.4 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
Other schools in Coulsdon
Chipstead Valley Primary School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Coulsdon.
- Keston Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Byron Primary
- Smitham Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Woodcote Primary School Primary
- Woodcote High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Chipstead Valley Primary School teach?
- Chipstead Valley Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Coulsdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Chipstead Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chipstead Valley Primary School is Ms Kate Duncan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chipstead Valley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chipstead Valley 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 Chipstead Valley Primary School?
- Chipstead Valley Primary School has 684 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chipstead Valley Primary School full?
- Chipstead Valley Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 684 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Chipstead Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chipstead Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chipstead Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chipstead Valley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Chipstead Valley Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chipstead Valley Primary School is part of PACE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Chipstead Valley Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Chipstead Valley Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chipstead Valley Primary School'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 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chipstead Valley Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Chipstead Valley Primary School ranked 49th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chipstead Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Chipstead Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chipstead Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chipstead Valley 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.