West Thornton Primary School
Rosecourt Road, Croydon, CR0 3BS
847 pupils · 81% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 1 October 2024, published 3 November 2024. 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 | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 100 | 95 | 196 | 100 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 100 | 90 | 190 | 100 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 103 | 92 | 184 | 101 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 103 | 95 | 198 | 102 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 94 | 89 | 196 | 93 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 83 | 196 | 88 |
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 Croydon 0.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Gonville Academy 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Paxton Academy Sports And Science 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Elmwood Junior School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Elmwood Infant School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Chestnut Park Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.