St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

About St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy is a primary school in Thornton Heath, Croydon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Greek Orthodox religious character. Around 275 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 51% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 14.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 4 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 27.4 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.