Kenley Primary School
New Barn Lane, Whyteleafe, CR3 0EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COLLEGIATE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maxine Smy
- Sponsor
- The Collegiate Trust
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 143
- URN
- 148682
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086607501
About this school
Kenley Primary School is a primary academy in Whyteleafe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 143 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kenley 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 41% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 63% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 48% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 56% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Kenley 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 | 37% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kenley Primary School compares
Kenley Primary School ranked 13th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 6.8% | 28.1% | 143 | — |
| Whyteleafe Primary School | 64% | 5.4% | 11.8% | 447 | 0.6 miles |
| Hamsey Green Primary | 57% | 5% | 17.7% | 402 | 0.9 miles |
| The Hayes Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 420 | 1.0 miles |
| Atwood Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 447 | 1.0 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley | 72% | 4.5% | 23.3% | 433 | 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)
- 28.05%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.82%
- Persistent absence
- 18.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whyteleafe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Whyteleafe
-
Hamsey Green Primary0.9 miles
Primary · Warlingham
-
The Hayes Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Kenley
-
Atwood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · South Croydon
-
Harris Primary Academy Kenley1.0 miles
Primary · Kenley
Other schools in Whyteleafe
- Whyteleafe Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kenley Primary School teach?
- Kenley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Whyteleafe.
- Who is the headteacher of Kenley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kenley Primary School is Mrs Maxine Smy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kenley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kenley 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 Kenley Primary School?
- Kenley Primary School has 143 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kenley Primary School full?
- Kenley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 143 on roll (68%), 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 Kenley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kenley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kenley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kenley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Kenley Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kenley 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.
- How have Kenley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kenley Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Kenley Primary School ranked 13th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kenley Primary School's absence rate?
- Kenley Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kenley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kenley 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.