Aerodrome Primary Academy
Goodwin Road, Croydon, CR0 4EJ
447 pupils · 106% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 18% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 50 | 172 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 65 | 211 | 55 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 68 | 242 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 55 | 223 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 66 | 243 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 56 | 219 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 76 | 218 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 68 | 237 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harris Primary Academy Purley Way 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Howard Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Krishna Avanti Primary School 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Heathfield Academy 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.