Quest Primary School
Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COLLEGIATE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanne Stawman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Collegiate Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 146137
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086574722
About this school
Quest Primary School is a primary academy in South Croydon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Quest 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
- Good
- 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 | 21 | 32 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 38% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 56% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 50% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 63% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Quest 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 | 38% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Quest Primary School compares
Quest Primary School ranked 76th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 4.9% | 38.1% | 199 | — |
| Forestdale Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 19.6% | 405 | 0.4 miles |
| Selsdon Primary and Nursery School | 61% | 5% | 28.1% | 325 | 0.5 miles |
| Courtwood Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 33.9% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Applegarth Academy | 88% | 6.1% | 52% | 396 | 0.9 miles |
| Greenvale Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 216 | 0.9 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)
- 38.1%
- English as an additional language
- 41%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 14.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forestdale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · South Croydon
-
Courtwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Applegarth Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Greenvale Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · South Croydon
Other schools in South Croydon
Quest Primary School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in South Croydon.
- Atwood Primary School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Gresham Primary School Primary
- Purley Oaks Primary School Primary
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ridgeway Primary School Primary
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Peter's Primary School Primary
- Coombe Wood School Secondary
- Harris Academy Purley Secondary
- The Quest Academy Secondary
- Maypole School - Melville Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Quest Primary School teach?
- Quest Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Quest Primary School?
- The headteacher of Quest Primary School is Miss Joanne Stawman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Quest Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Quest 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 Quest Primary School?
- Quest Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Quest Primary School full?
- Quest Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 199 on roll (76%), 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 Quest Primary School a faith school?
- No. Quest Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Quest Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Quest Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Quest Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Quest Primary School is part of THE COLLEGIATE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Quest Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Quest Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Quest Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Quest Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Quest Primary School ranked 76th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Quest Primary School's absence rate?
- Quest Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Quest Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Quest 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.