Side by side
Beulah Infants' School and David Livingstone Academy
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
- Beulah Infants' School takes ages 3 to 7; David Livingstone Academy takes ages 4 to 11.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Beulah Infants' School | David Livingstone Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 7 DfE register | 4 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 197 DfE register | 198 DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Non-selective DfE register |
| 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 | 45 first preferences for 51 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 36 first preferences for 30 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 23 February 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 9 July 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Not published | 88% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 33% DfE register | 33.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 65.5% school census 2024/25 | 44.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 18.5% school census 2024/25 | 14.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.8 DfE workforce census | 15.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 6.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.5% 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.