Rowdown Primary School
Calley Down Crescent, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liane Tylee
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Fairchildes Academy Community Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 487
- Pupils on roll
- 316
- URN
- 140841
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689843367
About this school
Rowdown Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 316 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rowdown 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 51 | 48 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 46% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 56% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 52% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 48% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Rowdown 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 | 46% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 327 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 323 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rowdown Primary School compares
Rowdown Primary School ranked 71st of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.9% | 52.1% | 316 | — |
| Tudor Academy | 73% | 6.6% | 49.5% | 416 | 0.5 miles |
| Fairchildes Primary School | 70% | 6.6% | 45.8% | 497 | 0.6 miles |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 52% | 3.7% | 33.2% | 193 | 1.0 miles |
| Castle Hill Academy | 58% | 7.2% | 65.2% | 263 | 1.0 miles |
| Applegarth Academy | 88% | 6.1% | 52% | 396 | 1.2 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)
- 52.1%
- English as an additional language
- 20.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.85%
- Persistent absence
- 18.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tudor Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Fairchildes Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Castle Hill Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Applegarth Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Rowdown Primary School ranks 31st 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 ages does Rowdown Primary School teach?
- Rowdown Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Rowdown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rowdown Primary School is Mrs Liane Tylee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rowdown Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rowdown 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 Rowdown Primary School?
- Rowdown Primary School has 316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rowdown Primary School full?
- Rowdown Primary School has capacity for 487 pupils and 316 on roll (65%), 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 Rowdown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rowdown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rowdown Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rowdown Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Rowdown Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Rowdown Primary School is part of FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Rowdown Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Rowdown 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 Rowdown 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 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rowdown Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Rowdown Primary School ranked 71st of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rowdown Primary School's absence rate?
- Rowdown Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rowdown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rowdown 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 16 July 2026.