Primary schools in Thornton Heath
13 primary schools in Thornton Heath, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Thornton Heath in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Thornton Heath first 448 times for 465 places: 0.96 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Croydon authority's 78 schools. 2 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.46 miles (David Livingstone Academy) to 0.84 miles (Ecclesbourne Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
- Ecclesbourne Primary School
- Gonville Academy
- Paxton Academy Sports And Science
- Whitehorse Manor Infant School
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School
- David Livingstone Academy
- Whitehorse Manor Junior School
- Beulah Junior School
- Kensington Avenue Primary School
- St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
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