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The Minster Junior School

Warrington Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4BH ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025Church of England

At a glance

A state Church of England primary academy for ages 7–11 in Croydon. Ofsted inspection (February 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). Year 6 SATs results are above the England average (70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25).

Ages: 7–11
Pupils: 283
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Croydon
Academy trust: SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Alison Silke
Opened: Apr 2022

School website 02086885844 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 4 Feb 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 83 pupils

Expected standard

70%

Reading, writing & maths

Higher standard

10%

Reading, writing & maths

Reading score

107

Average scaled score

Maths score

106

Average scaled score

This school

70%

Croydon

68%

England

62%

Expected standard over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 101790), for example before it converted to an academy.

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

339

Capacity

480

59% full

Girls / boys

47/53

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)40.4%
English as an additional language52.8%
SEN support14.4%
Education, Health and Care plan3%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.