St. Mary's Catholic Junior School

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

7 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Pupils

216 census January 2026

Capacity

240

Head

Headteacher Sarah Kay Fizul

Trust

SANCTA FAMILIA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Address

Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EW

Borough

Croydon

Telephone

02086884893

DfE reference (URN)

142226

Website

stmaryscatholicprimaryschoolstrust.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

Croydon: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 89.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.2% were offered one of their preferences (4,082 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 72% · 2023/24: 73%
  77%This school68%Croydon62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 5% · 2023/24: 15%
  9%This school10%Croydon8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 107
  107This school106Croydon106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 108 · 2023/24: 108
  108This school106Croydon105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 53 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

22.7% January 2026

English as an additional language

71%

Receiving SEN support

14.7%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

1.3%

Girls / boys

56% / 44%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

3.7% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

8.8%

Pupils per teacher

23.5 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

243

Pupils on roll

222

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• St. Mary's Catholic Junior School and St Mary's Catholic Infant Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
• St. Mary's Catholic Junior School and Ark Oval Primary Academy0.3 miles apart
• St. Mary's Catholic Junior School and Chestnut Park Primary School0.5 miles apart
• St. Mary's Catholic Junior School and Broadmead Primary School0.6 miles apart

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