Castle Hill Academy
Dunley Drive, Croydon, CR0 0RJ
263 pupils · 63% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PLATANOS TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 66.8%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — 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 20 November 2019, published 5 January 2020. 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 | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 24 | 67 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 19 | 52 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 23 | 55 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 23 | 63 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 19 | 62 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 40 | 38 | 69 | 40 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 23 | 76 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 27 | 74 | 30 |
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
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Applegarth Academy 0.5 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Tudor Academy 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Forestdale Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Rowdown Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Courtwood Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.