The Minster Junior School
Warrington Road, Croydon, CR0 4BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Silke
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Sponsor
- Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 149113
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086885844
About this school
The Minster Junior School is a Church of England primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Minster Junior 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 115 | 112 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 56% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 69% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 67% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 64% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 The Minster Junior 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 | 45% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 395 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Minster Junior School compares
The Minster Junior School ranked 43rd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.9% | 40.4% | 283 | — |
| The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy | — | 6% | 34.7% | 211 | 0.0 miles |
| Krishna Avanti Primary School | 84% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 212 | 0.2 miles |
| Howard Primary School | 71% | 6.7% | 30.9% | 387 | 0.5 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Purley Way | 79% | 5.2% | 37.1% | 577 | 0.6 miles |
| Heathfield Academy | 90% | 5% | 34.1% | 411 | 0.6 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)
- 40.41%
- English as an additional language
- 52.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 17.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Krishna Avanti Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Howard Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Heathfield Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
The Minster Junior School ranks 19th 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 ages does The Minster Junior School teach?
- The Minster Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of The Minster Junior School?
- The headteacher of The Minster Junior School is Mrs Alison Silke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Minster Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Minster Junior 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 The Minster Junior School?
- The Minster Junior School has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is The Minster Junior School full?
- The Minster Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 283 on roll (59%), 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 The Minster Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. The Minster Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwark.
- Does The Minster Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Minster Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Minster Junior School part of an academy trust?
- The Minster Junior School is part of SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Minster Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Minster Junior School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- The Minster Junior School ranked 43rd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Minster Junior School's absence rate?
- The Minster Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Minster Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Minster Junior 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 3 July 2026.