St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Thornton Heath, 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 Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy is a primary school in Thornton Heath, Croydon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy 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
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 9 of the 77 other Croydon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 4 first-choice applications for 4 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 30 places.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Springfield Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Greek Orthodox
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this diverse school.”
- “The school has high expectations of what pupils learn.”
- “They benefit from the school’s ethos of care and aspiration “to be the best I can be”.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not achieve as well as they should across the curriculum.”
- “This affected the quality of education for pupils.”
- “Published outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of 2023 were low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 July 2024 (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) | 51% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 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.
- David Livingstone Academy 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Beulah Junior School 0.4 mi Requires improvement
- Beulah Infants' School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Downsview Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kensington Avenue Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cypress Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published