Heathfield Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Croydon·CR0 1EQ
Composite score
72.5
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#1,438
National rank
#400
In London
#11
In Croydon
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
90%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
76%
71 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.18
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
286
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
0.49 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 790 m
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.17
00.511.52
1 per place
1.0820221.1820231.4520241.3620251.182026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
416
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
49.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£3,962
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Heathfield Academy

Heathfield Academy is a primary school in Croydon, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 416 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 90% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Heathfield Academy is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 71 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.49 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 23.1 pupils per teacher. Heathfield Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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