Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

School overview

Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Purley, Croydon, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 214 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School 'Good'. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 13.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 31 first choices for 30 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 24.3 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.