The Crescent Primary School
The Crescent, Croydon, CR0 2HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Ms Verity Denman
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- URN
- 142379
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086848283
About this school
The Crescent Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 318 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Crescent 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 68 | 67 | 69 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 66% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 9% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 84% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 75% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 76% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 The Crescent 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 | 50% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 402 |
| 2023/24 | 402 |
| 2024/25 | 389 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Crescent Primary School compares
The Crescent Primary School ranked 70th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.7% | 41.7% | 318 | — |
| Broadmead Primary School | 63% | 10.8% | 53% | 394 | 0.1 miles |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 25% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| Robert Fitzroy Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 573 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitehorse Manor Infant School | — | 6.3% | 38.4% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior School | 69% | 5.9% | 45.6% | 422 | 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)
- 41.65%
- English as an additional language
- 42.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.68%
- Persistent absence
- 20.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadmead Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
St Chad's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Robert Fitzroy Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Whitehorse Manor Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Whitehorse Manor Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in Croydon
The Crescent Primary School ranks 30th 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 The Crescent Primary School teach?
- The Crescent Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of The Crescent Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Crescent Primary School is Ms Verity Denman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Crescent Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Crescent 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 The Crescent Primary School?
- The Crescent Primary School has 318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Crescent Primary School full?
- The Crescent Primary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 318 on roll (53%), 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 The Crescent Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Crescent Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Crescent Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Crescent Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Crescent Primary School part of an academy trust?
- The Crescent 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 The Crescent Primary School have?
- The schools register lists The Crescent 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 The Crescent Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Crescent Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- The Crescent Primary School ranked 70th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Crescent Primary School's absence rate?
- The Crescent Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Crescent Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Crescent 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 2 July 2026.