St. Mary's Catholic Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 7–11 · Croydon
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Croydon for ages 7–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of the ‘St Mary’s family’ at this friendly school.”
- “The school has high expectations of all pupils.”
- “Pupils are taught to be kind to others and try their best in their studies.”
To improve
- “Recently, where leaders have revised the curriculum to strengthen it in some areas, teaching resources and activities sometimes do not focus as sharply on helping pupils to learn the important knowledge that leaders have identified.”
- “As a result, pupils sometimes concentrate on completing activities rather than understanding the important ideas behind them.”
- “However, where pupils’ recall of what they have already learned and can do is not checked, any misconceptions or gaps in their knowledge are not addressed as swiftly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 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) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- St Mary's Catholic Infant School 0.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Oval Primary Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chestnut Park Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Broadmead Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Elmwood Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Elmwood Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- The Crescent Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Hill Infant School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published