Side by side
Chestnut Park Primary School and Elmwood 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
- Chestnut Park Primary School takes ages 4 to 11; Elmwood Infant School takes ages 3 to 7.
- Chestnut Park Primary School has 608 pupils; Elmwood Infant School has 357.
- The two schools are 0.2 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Chestnut Park Primary School | Elmwood Infant School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 7 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 608 DfE register | 357 DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No 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 | 112 first preferences for 86 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 84 first preferences for 94 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, 30 October 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 17 July 2024: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 32.4% DfE register | 30% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 49.6% school census 2024/25 | 81.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 11.8% school census 2024/25 | 11.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.7 DfE workforce census | 24.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 6.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.4% 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.