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Winterbourne Boys' Academy

Primary · Thornton Heath · CR7 7QT

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 3 March 2022

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At a glance

201 pupils · 73% of 277 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Boys
Free school meals
32.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
72.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.winterbourneboysacademy.com/
URN
140683

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 3 March 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

44 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
80%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
110
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school80%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Croydon average70.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolBatley · 172 miles awayGood70%
Brimrod Community Primary SchoolRochdale · 175 miles awayGood68%
Graiseley Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 118 miles awayRequires improvement57%
St. Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolCroydon · 2 miles awayGood77%
King George V Primary SchoolWest Bromwich · 111 miles awayNo current grade70%
Four Swannes Primary SchoolWaltham Cross · 20 miles awayRequires improvement55%
Brudenell Primary SchoolLeeds · 178 miles awayGood54%
Shaftesbury Junior SchoolLeicester · 96 miles awayExpected standard58%
Fulham Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayOutstanding73%
Abbotsbury Primary SchoolMorden · 4 miles awayGood58%
St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolWarrington · 173 miles awayGood48%
Oldfield Primary SchoolGreenford · 14 miles awayNeeds attention62%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other Asian background 19% (Croydon 6%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 17% (Croydon 8%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 16% (Croydon 5%, England 5%) · Black African 16% (Croydon 15%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Croydon 3%, England 3%) · Any other White background 6% (Croydon 9%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 4% (Croydon 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Croydon 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Croydon 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Croydon 8%, England 3%) · White British 2% (Croydon 22%, England 60%) · Not recorded 2% (Croydon 2%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Croydon 7%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Croydon 5%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Croydon 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.57 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Croydon: 1.32 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

45% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 45% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

27.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,458; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,152
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £478,000; in-year balance +£29,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier50.5%62.3%
Social housing6.6%17.1%
Privately rented42.7%20.5%
Detached houses3.8%22.9%
Flats41.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van42.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000995 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£430,000443 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£340,000–£499,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (9)£700,000
Semi-detached (50)£497,500
Terraced (285)£450,000
Flat (99)£270,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
33an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
169an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
17an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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