Castle Hill Academy
Dunley Drive, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE PLATANOS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Chun Lok
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Platanos Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 145131
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689843148
About this school
Castle Hill Academy is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill Academy, 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
- 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 | 40 | 30 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 77% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 87% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 80% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 83% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 Castle Hill Academy 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 | 78% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 282 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Hill Academy compares
Castle Hill Academy ranked 64th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 7.2% | 65.2% | 263 | — |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 52% | 3.7% | 33.2% | 193 | 0.2 miles |
| Applegarth Academy | 88% | 6.1% | 52% | 396 | 0.3 miles |
| Tudor Academy | 73% | 6.6% | 49.5% | 416 | 0.5 miles |
| Forestdale Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 19.6% | 405 | 1.0 miles |
| Rowdown Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 52.1% | 316 | 1.0 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 report9 July 2025
- 20 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.16%
- English as an additional language
- 28.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.19%
- Persistent absence
- 21.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Applegarth Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Tudor Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Forestdale Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Rowdown Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Castle Hill Academy ranks 28th 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
- Chestnut Park Primary School Primary
- Courtwood Primary School Primary
- Elmwood Infant School Primary
- Elmwood Junior School Primary
- Fairchildes Primary School Primary
- Forest Academy Primary
- Forestdale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Castle Hill Academy teach?
- Castle Hill Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Hill Academy?
- The headteacher of Castle Hill Academy is Dr Chun Lok, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle Hill Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill Academy, 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 Castle Hill Academy?
- Castle Hill Academy has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castle Hill Academy full?
- Castle Hill Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 263 on roll (63%), 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 Castle Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Castle Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Castle Hill Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castle Hill Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Castle Hill Academy part of an academy trust?
- Castle Hill Academy is part of THE PLATANOS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Castle Hill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Castle Hill Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castle Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Hill Academy compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Castle Hill Academy ranked 64th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Castle Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Hill Academy'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.