Cypress Primary School
Cypress Road, London, SE25 4AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PEGASUS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Claire Binks and Johanna Sorensen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pegasus Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 640
- Pupils on roll
- 681
- URN
- 144626
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086532618
About this school
Cypress Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 681 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cypress 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 72 | 86 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 71% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 81% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 65% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Cypress 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 | 62% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 668 |
| 2023/24 | 682 |
| 2024/25 | 680 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cypress Primary School compares
Cypress Primary School ranked 65th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.7% | 21.6% | 681 | — |
| All Saints CofE Primary School | 43% | 7% | 56.6% | 174 | 0.3 miles |
| James Dixon Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 29.6% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| David Livingstone Academy | 88% | 5.5% | 32.7% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy | 51% | 4.2% | 19.9% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Beulah Infants' School | — | 7% | 48.8% | 197 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 December 2024
- 30 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.6%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 9.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
James Dixon Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
David Livingstone Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Beulah Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Cypress Primary School ranks 829th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cypress Primary School teach?
- Cypress Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Cypress Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cypress Primary School is Co Headteacher Claire Binks and Johanna Sorensen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cypress Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cypress 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 Cypress Primary School?
- Cypress Primary School has 681 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cypress Primary School full?
- Cypress Primary School has capacity for 640 pupils and 681 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Cypress Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cypress Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cypress Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cypress Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Cypress Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cypress Primary School is part of THE PEGASUS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cypress Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cypress Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Cypress Primary School ranked 65th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cypress Primary School's absence rate?
- Cypress Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cypress Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cypress 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 10 July 2026.