The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.656 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy is a primary school in Croydon for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England 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 | 2.656 mi |
| 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last place offered went to a child living 2.656 miles away, nearer than in 2025 but further than in 2024.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being from 2024 to 2025; every applicant was offered a place in 1 of the 4 published years.
- Reception 2026 drew 35 first-choice applications for 36 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 28.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Croydon.
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
- Warrington Road, Croydon, CR0 4BH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 2 April 2025
Strengths
- “This is a safe and caring place to learn.”
- “Pupils are proud of the school.”
- “They are eager and happy to start their day.”
To improve
- “However, the school is addressing some areas of how well the curriculum is implemented particularly its approach to teaching in the early years.”
- “This means that in some parts of this provision the crucial knowledge and purposeful learning opportunities are not identified clearly.”
- “As a result, sometimes children do not secure strong foundations in all areas of their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 35 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.
- The Minster Junior School 0.0 mi Not judged
- Krishna Avanti Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Howard Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Purley Way 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Heathfield Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Aerodrome Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park Hill Junior School 0.9 mi Outstanding
- Harris Primary Academy Croydon 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published