Atwood Primary School

Atwood Primary School has demonstrated good overall performance in its recent inspection, with notable strengths particularly in the areas of behaviour and attitudes, as well as personal development, which have been rated as outstanding. The school, which has not previously been inspected under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, shows a strong emphasis on meeting the needs of all pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, some areas of the curriculum are newly revised, and teaching in these subjects does not always focus on delivering the intended content, leading to some gaps in knowledge retention among pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and inclusivity during play.
• Strong focus on high-quality phonics and reading instruction.
• Leaders have high expectations for pupils’ outcomes.
• The curriculum has been well-sequenced and impactful in mathematics, reading, and science.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities that engage and develop pupils' talents.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teaching in newly revised curriculum areas lacks focus on key knowledge.
• Occasional gaps in pupils' learning are not addressed effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Atwood Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Atwood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Atwood Primary School had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.5% of pupils at Atwood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Atwood Primary School received £7,188 and spent £7,081 for each of its 437 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £639,000 (£1,464 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of The Pegasus Academy Trust, income was £7,845 and spending £7,573 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Atwood Primary School is part of The Pegasus Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Ecclesbourne Primary School Thornton Heath
• Whitehorse Manor Infant School Thornton Heath
• Whitehorse Manor Junior School Thornton Heath
• Beulah Infants' School London
• Cypress Primary School London

What is Atwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Atwood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Atwood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Atwood Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Atwood Primary School have?

Atwood Primary School has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does Atwood Primary School cover?

Atwood Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Atwood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Atwood Primary School?

Atwood Primary School is at Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9EE.