Broadmead Primary School
366 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hunter
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 140840
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086844003
About this school
Broadmead Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 394 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 69% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 69% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Broadmead 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 | 64% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 387 |
| 2024/25 | 381 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadmead Primary School compares
Broadmead Primary School ranked 56th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 10.8% | 53% | 394 | — |
| The Crescent Primary School | 55% | 6.7% | 41.7% | 318 | 0.1 miles |
| Robert Fitzroy Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 573 | 0.4 miles |
| John Wood School & Nursery | 56% | 6% | 29.5% | 310 | 0.5 miles |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 25% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| Ecclesbourne Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 35.9% | 417 | 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)
- 52.97%
- English as an additional language
- 45.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.79%
- Persistent absence
- 35.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Crescent Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Robert Fitzroy Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
John Wood School & Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
St Chad's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Ecclesbourne Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in Croydon
Broadmead Primary School ranks 27th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Croydon.
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
- Beddington Park Academy 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
- Forestdale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broadmead Primary School teach?
- Broadmead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadmead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broadmead Primary School is Mrs Sarah Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broadmead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadmead 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 big is Broadmead Primary School?
- Broadmead Primary School has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broadmead Primary School full?
- Broadmead Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 394 on roll (94%), 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 Broadmead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broadmead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadmead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broadmead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Broadmead Primary School?
- Broadmead Primary School is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Broadmead Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Broadmead Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Broadmead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadmead Primary School rank locally?
- Broadmead Primary School ranked 56th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadmead Primary School's absence rate?
- Broadmead Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadmead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadmead 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.