Kensington Avenue Primary School

Kensington Avenue Primary School at a glance

Located in Thornton Heath, Croydon, Kensington Avenue Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 513 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Kensington Avenue Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 26 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 4.44 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Kensington Avenue Primary School, 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.