Side by side
Park Hill Infant School and St Mary's Catholic 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
- Park Hill Infant School takes ages 5 to 7; St Mary's Catholic Infant School takes ages 3 to 7.
- Park Hill Infant School has 270 pupils; St Mary's Catholic Infant School has 193.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Park Hill Infant School | St Mary's Catholic Infant School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 5 to 7 DfE register | 3 to 7 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 270 DfE register | 193 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic 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 | 129 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 58 first preferences for 60 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, 8 November 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 4 October 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 21.5% DfE register | 18.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 50.4% school census 2024/25 | 89% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 18.3% school census 2024/25 | 12.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.8 DfE workforce census | 18.1 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.2% DfE, 2024/25 | 3.1% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. 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.
Other comparisons
- Park Hill Infant School and Park Hill Junior Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
- Park Hill Infant School and Ark Oval Primary Academy0.5 miles apart
- Park Hill Infant School and Heathfield Academy0.5 miles apart
- St Mary's Catholic Infant School and St. Mary's Catholic Junior Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
- St Mary's Catholic Infant School and Ark Oval Primary Academy0.3 miles apart
- St Mary's Catholic Infant School and Chestnut Park Primary School0.5 miles apart
- St Mary's Catholic Infant School and Broadmead Primary School0.6 miles apart