The Hayes Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Kenley, Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.079 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Hayes Primary School is a primary school in Kenley, Croydon for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 May 2023. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Hayes Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.079 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.079 miles from the school, the 18th shortest of 64 Croydon primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further out than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 68 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families, and 16 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Croydon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hayes Lane, Kenley, CR8 5JN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy school and are keen to welcome others to their community.”
- “They are proud to share their learning with visitors and speak passionately and thoughtfully about their experiences.”
- “Pupils and staff embrace the school’s motto: ‘be the best you can be’.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum in a few subjects is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils do not fully embed key knowledge in these subjects as well over time.”
- “However, in a few subjects, the curriculum is in the early stages of development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- New Valley Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Byron 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Coulsdon CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Keston Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaumont Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kenley Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Smitham Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published