Aerodrome Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.727 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Aerodrome Primary Academy is a primary school in Croydon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Aerodrome 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 | 2.727 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 2.727 miles away, further than in 2025 and 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years.
- Reception 2026 had 50 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 18% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 66% was the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Croydon that have results.
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
- Goodwin Road, Croydon, CR0 4EJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 447 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 11 November 2025
Strengths
- “The school fosters a sense of belonging and high aspirations for every child.”
- “It is proudly inclusive, offering highly effective support for all pupils.”
- “From early years through to Year 6, leaders and staff remain focused on ensuring that every pupil is treated as an individual and their needs are met.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils struggle with fluency in their writing.”
- “This is often due to incorrect letter formation and pencil grip.”
- “Leaders know that writing is not consistently of a high quality and have started to address this.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 January 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) | 66% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 50 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 Purley Way 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Howard Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Krishna Avanti Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Heathfield Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Minster Junior School 0.6 mi Not judged
- The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published