Side by side
Ark Oval Primary Academy and Park Hill Infant School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Ark Oval Primary Academy takes ages 4 to 11; Park Hill Infant School takes ages 5 to 7.
- Ark Oval Primary Academy has 593 pupils; Park Hill Infant School has 270.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Ark Oval Primary Academy | Park Hill Infant School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 5 to 7 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 593 DfE register | 270 DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Not published |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 71 first preferences for 88 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 129 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 17 June 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 8 November 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 34.4% DfE register | 21.5% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 53.7% school census 2024/25 | 50.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 19.1% school census 2024/25 | 18.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.1 DfE workforce census | 20.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.7% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.2% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.