Kensington Avenue Primary School
Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Danine Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 146724
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087642923
About this school
Kensington Avenue Primary School is a primary academy in Thornton Heath. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 459 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kensington Avenue 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 57 | 63 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 52% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 65% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 57% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Kensington Avenue 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 | 63% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 515 |
| 2023/24 | 523 |
| 2024/25 | 513 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kensington Avenue Primary School compares
Kensington Avenue Primary School ranked 55th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6% | 24.7% | 459 | — |
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.7% | 19.4% | 447 | 0.4 miles |
| Downsview Primary and Nursery School | 81% | 5.3% | 19% | 620 | 0.5 miles |
| St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy | 51% | 4.2% | 19.9% | 216 | 0.5 miles |
| David Livingstone Academy | 88% | 5.5% | 32.7% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| Norbury Manor Primary School | 55% | 6.2% | 32.2% | 406 | 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)
- 24.74%
- English as an additional language
- 52.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 16.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Downsview Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
David Livingstone Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Norbury Manor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Thornton Heath
Kensington Avenue Primary School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Thornton Heath.
- Beulah Junior School Primary
- David Livingstone Academy Primary
- Ecclesbourne Primary School Primary
- Gonville Academy Primary
- Paxton Academy Sports And Science Primary
- St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Primary
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Whitehorse Manor Infant School Primary
- Whitehorse Manor Junior School Primary
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy Primary
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Primary
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kensington Avenue Primary School teach?
- Kensington Avenue Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Kensington Avenue Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kensington Avenue Primary School is Ms Danine Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kensington Avenue Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kensington Avenue 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 Kensington Avenue Primary School?
- Kensington Avenue Primary School has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kensington Avenue Primary School full?
- Kensington Avenue Primary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 459 on roll (77%), 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 Kensington Avenue Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kensington Avenue Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kensington Avenue Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kensington Avenue Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Kensington Avenue Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kensington Avenue Primary School is part of WANDLE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Kensington Avenue Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Kensington Avenue 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 Kensington Avenue Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kensington Avenue Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Kensington Avenue Primary School ranked 55th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kensington Avenue Primary School's absence rate?
- Kensington Avenue Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kensington Avenue Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kensington Avenue 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.