John Wood School & Nursery
Dartnell Road, Croydon, CR0 6JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Julie Davis
- Sponsor
- Chancery Education Trust
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 484
- Pupils on roll
- 310
- URN
- 142610
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086541460
About this school
John Wood School & Nursery is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 310 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Wood School & Nursery, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 July 2024, 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 | 31 | 29 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 45% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 59% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 59% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 66% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 John Wood School & Nursery 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 | 52% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 292 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Wood School & Nursery compares
John Wood School & Nursery ranked 67th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6% | 29.5% | 310 | — |
| Robert Fitzroy Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 573 | 0.2 miles |
| Woodside Primary School | 77% | 5.8% | 29% | 426 | 0.3 miles |
| Broadmead Primary School | 63% | 10.8% | 53% | 394 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School | 78% | 4.1% | 11.4% | 409 | 0.5 miles |
| The Crescent Primary School | 55% | 6.7% | 41.7% | 318 | 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)
- 29.49%
- English as an additional language
- 64.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 18.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Robert Fitzroy Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Woodside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Broadmead Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
The Crescent Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
John Wood School & Nursery ranks 29th 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 John Wood School & Nursery teach?
- John Wood School & Nursery teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of John Wood School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of John Wood School & Nursery is Miss Julie Davis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Wood School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Wood School & Nursery, 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 John Wood School & Nursery?
- John Wood School & Nursery has 310 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is John Wood School & Nursery full?
- John Wood School & Nursery has capacity for 484 pupils and 310 on roll (64%), 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 John Wood School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. John Wood School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does John Wood School & Nursery have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records John Wood School & Nursery as having no nursery classes.
- Is John Wood School & Nursery part of an academy trust?
- John Wood School & Nursery is part of CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have John Wood School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Wood School & Nursery compare with other schools in Croydon?
- John Wood School & Nursery ranked 67th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Wood School & Nursery's absence rate?
- John Wood School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Wood School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Wood School & Nursery'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.