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Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School

Primary · South Croydon · CR2 6DF

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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 24 May 2024

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At a glance

369 pupils · 83% of 446 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
23.8% of pupils (January 2026)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.reginacoelischool.co.uk
URN
151348

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 56 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 0.95 first choices per place. We hold 12 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2015 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 24 May 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 56 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 21% (Croydon 15%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 16% (Croydon 3%, England 1%) · White British 13% (Croydon 22%, England 60%) · Any other White background 11% (Croydon 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 10% (Croydon 8%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 7% (Croydon 7%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 7% (Croydon 6%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 3% (Croydon 8%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Croydon 5%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Croydon 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Croydon 5%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Croydon 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Croydon 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Croydon 3%, England 2%) · 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)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,740; 19% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher44.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier50.2%62.3%
Social housing22.7%17.1%
Privately rented27.1%20.5%
Detached houses12.3%22.9%
Flats53.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van28.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001173 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£375,000379 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£289,500–£443,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (27)£660,000
Semi-detached (74)£435,000
Terraced (122)£415,000
Flat (156)£283,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most 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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
17an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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