Monks Orchard Primary School
The Glade, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7UF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Shilling
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Fairchildes Academy Community Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 670
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 146225
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086542570
About this school
Monks Orchard Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 203 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 28 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 68% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 71% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Monks Orchard 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 | 66% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monks Orchard Primary School compares
Monks Orchard Primary School ranked 33rd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 6.9% | 37.2% | 203 | — |
| Marian Vian Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 18.1% | 634 | 0.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary | — | — | — | 589 | 0.6 miles |
| Orchard Way Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 21.5% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Ryelands | 73% | 4.1% | 32.5% | 425 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School | 78% | 4.1% | 11.4% | 409 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.16%
- English as an additional language
- 38.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.94%
- Persistent absence
- 21.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marian Vian Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Orchard Way Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Oasis Academy Ryelands0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Croydon
Monks Orchard Primary School ranks 14th 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 year groups does Monks Orchard Primary School teach?
- Monks Orchard Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Monks Orchard Primary School?
- The headteacher of Monks Orchard Primary School is Mrs Debbie Shilling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Monks Orchard Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monks Orchard 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 Monks Orchard Primary School?
- Monks Orchard Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Monks Orchard Primary School full?
- Monks Orchard Primary School has capacity for 670 pupils and 203 on roll (30%), 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 Monks Orchard Primary School a faith school?
- No. Monks Orchard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Monks Orchard Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Monks Orchard Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Monks Orchard Primary School?
- Monks Orchard Primary School is part of FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Monks Orchard Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Monks Orchard Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Monks Orchard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Monks Orchard Primary School rank locally?
- Monks Orchard Primary School ranked 33rd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Monks Orchard Primary School's absence rate?
- Monks Orchard Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monks Orchard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monks Orchard 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 16 July 2026.