Chaffinch Brook School
32 Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Abbie Vernum
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 148768
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083254612
About this school
Chaffinch Brook School is a special academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 98 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chaffinch Brook 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 18% | 14% | 25% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 9% | 29% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 95.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 88.0 | 92.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.50 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 10.2 | 9.9 | 21.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.39 -2.37 to -0.41 | -1.40 -2.17 to -0.63 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 7.7% | 37.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chaffinch Brook 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 | 0% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 25% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 21.5 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 79.57%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Al-Khair School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
-
Al-Khair Secondary Girls0.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Supreme Education AP0.6 miles
Special schools · Croydon
-
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology0.8 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
-
Aya College (Educational Provision)0.8 miles
Independent schools · London
Other schools in Croydon
- Addington Valley Academy Free Schools
- Arise Academy Special schools
- Aspire Learning Special schools
- Bright Minds Creative Academy Special schools
- Saffron Valley Collegiate Academies
- Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon Special schools
- Supreme Education AP Special schools
- The Link School Academies
- Tunstall Nursery School Nursery
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chaffinch Brook School teach?
- Chaffinch Brook School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Chaffinch Brook School?
- The headteacher of Chaffinch Brook School is Miss Abbie Vernum, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chaffinch Brook School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chaffinch Brook 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 Chaffinch Brook School?
- Chaffinch Brook School has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Chaffinch Brook School full?
- Chaffinch Brook School has capacity for 90 pupils and 98 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Chaffinch Brook School a faith school?
- No. Chaffinch Brook School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chaffinch Brook School part of an academy trust?
- Chaffinch Brook School is part of THE BECKMEAD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chaffinch Brook School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Chaffinch Brook School's absence rate?
- Chaffinch Brook School's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chaffinch Brook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chaffinch Brook 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.