Woodside Primary School
Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Imandeep Atwal
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 810
- Pupils on roll
- 426
- URN
- 143178
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086545333
About this school
Woodside Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 426 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 73 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 67% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 17% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 69% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 67% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Woodside 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 | 48% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 541 |
| 2023/24 | 515 |
| 2024/25 | 472 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodside Primary School compares
Woodside Primary School ranked 26th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.8% | 29% | 426 | — |
| John Wood School & Nursery | 56% | 6% | 29.5% | 310 | 0.3 miles |
| Robert Fitzroy Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 573 | 0.3 miles |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School | 78% | 4.1% | 11.4% | 409 | 0.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary | — | — | — | 589 | 0.6 miles |
| Heavers Farm Primary School | 48% | 8.3% | 38.2% | 259 | 0.7 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)
- 28.95%
- English as an additional language
- 51.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.77%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Wood School & Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Robert Fitzroy Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Heavers Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Croydon
Woodside Primary School ranks 11th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Croydon.
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- 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 year groups does Woodside Primary School teach?
- Woodside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodside Primary School is Mr Imandeep Atwal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodside 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 Woodside Primary School?
- Woodside Primary School has 426 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodside Primary School full?
- Woodside Primary School has capacity for 810 pupils and 426 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 Woodside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodside Primary School?
- Woodside Primary School is part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodside Primary School rank locally?
- Woodside Primary School ranked 26th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodside Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodside Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodside 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.