St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Croydon for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St John's CofE 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 there were 71 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its latest inspection, on 19 May 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Outstanding, on 13 January 2016.
- 8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Croydon is 37.9%.
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
- Spring Park Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 5EL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “The school's vision, 'That all may love, learn, flourish', is lived out in pupils' daily lives.”
- “Pupils are warmly welcomed into school by staff who care about them and encourage them to shine.”
- “Staff know each pupil well and build trusting relationships that help pupils feel safe and happy.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to refine their approaches to teaching writing to support all pupil groups, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, to achieve highly.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 2026 (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) | 81% | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 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.
- Harris Primary Academy Benson 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Orchard Way Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Forest Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Monks Orchard Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodside Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Quest Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published