Keston Primary School
Keston Primary School, Keston Avenue, Coulsdon, CR5 1HP
457 pupils · 109% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PACE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 13.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 3 February 2023, published 28 March 2023. 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 | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“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 — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 61 | 173 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 68 | 200 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 77 | 194 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 40 | 161 | 49 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 60 | 191 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 60 | 184 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 58 | 187 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 55 | 184 | 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
- Coulsdon CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Byron 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- New Valley Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Hayes Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Audley Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Smitham Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.