Winterbourne Boys' Academy

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

7 to 11

Gender

Boys

Pupils

201 census January 2026

Capacity

277

Head

Ms Charmaine Henny

Trust

THE PLATANOS TRUST

Address

Winterbourne Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7QT

Borough

Croydon

Telephone

02086897685

DfE reference (URN)

140683

Website

winterbourneboysacademy.com

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.

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: 84% · 2023/24: 80%
  80%This school68%Croydon62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 2% · 2023/24: 8%
  9%This school10%Croydon8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 106
  109This school106Croydon106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 109 · 2023/24: 108
  110This school106Croydon105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 44 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

32.8% January 2026

English as an additional language

72.2%

Receiving SEN support

11.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2%

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

5.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

19.7%

Pupils per teacher

20.1 2025/26

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

Places

Places

360

Pupils on roll

198

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.

• Winterbourne Boys' Academy and Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
• Winterbourne Boys' Academy and Paxton Academy Sports And Science0.3 miles apart
• Winterbourne Boys' Academy and Gonville Academy0.4 miles apart
• Winterbourne Boys' Academy and St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles apart

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