West Thornton Primary School
Rosecourt Road, Croydon, CR0 3BSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
West Thornton Primary School is a primary school in Croydon for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 153 schools in Croydon. It ranks 12th of 77 primary schools in Croydon. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 3 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
The leadership of the school, under the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, is committed to enabling everyone to succeed. Leaders ensure that pupils 'see themselves through their community, school and curriculum, building the confidence and the skills to meet the world'. This is the 'golden thread' that runs through the school's offer for all. Consequently, pupils thrive. Through the school values of kindness, respect, resilience, responsibility, collaboration and excellence, pupils are taught the importance of positive behaviour. Even from the youngest age they are supported effectively to learn to self-regulate. Excellent behaviour means all lessons are focused on learning. There are high expectations; the curriculum is broad and ambitious. Learning in all subjects is meticulously sequenced. This helps all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to deepen their knowledge and understanding. Work produced is of high quality across different subjects and pupils are typically very well prepared for the next stage of their education. A wide variety of clubs are available. Examples include football, crochet, dance, drawing, cooking and photography. Leadership responsibilities also include being library monitors and playground monitors and being part of the junior leadership team. Pupils appreciate these roles, which encourage them to become active citizens in their school.
What the school should improve
- Leaders have successfully introduced an ambitious curriculum across all subjects. In a few subjects, however, the work to refine learning has been more recent, and it has not yet had time to fully embed across all wider curriculum subjects. This means that the impact of these subjects is not as strong. In these instances, pupils have not always secured as deep an understanding as in those more developed subjects. The school should continue its work to ensure that the ambitious and well-designed curriculum is fully embedded.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
138 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
847 pupils on roll, with places for 1,050
Schools near West Thornton Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Primary Academy Croydon | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 79% met the expected standard |
| Gonville Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Paxton Academy Sports And Science | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 87% met the expected standard |
| Elmwood Infant School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Elmwood Junior School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Callaghan Mrs Clare Dennis
- Address
- Rosecourt Road, Croydon, CR0 3BS
- Local authority
- Croydon
- URN
- 147971
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.