St Mary's Catholic Infant School
Bedford Park, Croydon, CR0 2AQ
193 pupils · 107% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 October 2022, published 27 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 58 | 176 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 68 | 179 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 60 | 181 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 97 | 230 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 70 | 201 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 61 | 186 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 71 | 244 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 82 | 210 | 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
- St. Mary's Catholic Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ark Oval Primary Academy 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chestnut Park Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Broadmead Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Elmwood Junior School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Elmwood Infant School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
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.