Beddington Park Academy
Mallinson Road, Croydon, CR0 4UL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Maz Mukhtar
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 148350
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086881390
About this school
Beddington Park Academy is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 350 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 52 | 50 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 84% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 22% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 88% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 82% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Beddington Park 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 | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beddington Park Academy compares
Beddington Park Academy ranked 6th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.6% | 33.1% | 350 | — |
| Beddington Infants' School | — | 6.2% | 15% | 277 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Junior School | 72% | 5.1% | 22.2% | 324 | 0.7 miles |
| High View Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 438 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Croydon | 79% | 4.8% | 36.5% | 414 | 0.9 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Purley Way | 79% | 5.2% | 37.1% | 577 | 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)
- 33.13%
- English as an additional language
- 34.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 16.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beddington Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Wallington
-
Holy Trinity CofE Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Wallington
-
High View Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wallington
-
Harris Primary Academy Croydon0.9 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way1.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Beddington Park Academy ranks 6th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Croydon.
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary 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
- Forestdale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beddington Park Academy teach?
- Beddington Park Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Beddington Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Beddington Park Academy is Mr Maz Mukhtar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beddington Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beddington Park 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 big is Beddington Park Academy?
- Beddington Park Academy has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beddington Park Academy full?
- Beddington Park Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 350 on roll (83%), 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 Beddington Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Beddington Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Beddington Park Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beddington Park Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beddington Park Academy?
- Beddington Park Academy is part of STEP ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beddington Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beddington Park Academy rank locally?
- Beddington Park Academy ranked 6th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beddington Park Academy's absence rate?
- Beddington Park Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beddington Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beddington Park 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.