Chestnut Park Primary School
0.5 miles608 pupils · KS2 expected standard 44% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · Prep · Croydon
Al-Khair School Preparatory School
Independent school · Ages 4 to 11 · Mixed · 241 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 241 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 320
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Head
- Mrs Almas Iqbal
- Address
- 36 Pitlake, Croydon, CR0 3RA
- Borough
- Croydon
- Telephone
- 02086628664
- DfE reference (URN)
- 147184
- Website
- alkhairschool.org.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 1 October 2024: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
Independent School Standards, checked 1 October 2024: All standards Met
Source: Ofsted, Management information - non-association independent schools - as at 31 July 2026: most recent inspections data as at 31 July 2026 · most recent inspections as at 2026-07-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 4.3%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 4.3%
- Girls / boys
- 54% / 46%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
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0.5 miles283 pupils · KS2 expected standard 70% (2024/25)
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