Heathfield Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.491 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Heathfield Academy is a primary school in Croydon for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 July 2025. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Heathfield 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 | 0.491 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
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.491 miles from the school, the 10th shortest of 64 Croydon primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 71 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families, and 17 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% 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
- 7 Aberdeen Road, Croydon, CR0 1EQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 411 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 2 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this exceptional school.”
- “From the start of Reception onwards, they benefit from an excellent education.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are kind and caring.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 September 2025 (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) | 90% | 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, 60 offers in total, 54 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.
- Howard Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Krishna Avanti Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Park Hill Junior School 0.5 mi Outstanding
- Park Hill Infant School 0.5 mi Outstanding 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
- Aerodrome Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published