Beddington Park Academy

Beddington Park Academy has received an outstanding rating in its first inspection, highlighting exceptional performance across all areas of school life including the quality of education, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school is characterized by its ambition for all pupils, an inclusive atmosphere, and strong engagement with parents and the local community. Pupils demonstrate high levels of motivation, respect, and self-discipline, contributing to a positive learning environment where there is no disruption to learning.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all subjects
• Strong promotion of equality and respect among pupils
• High expectations set for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Effective reading programs that support all students
• Excellent behaviour and positive attitudes among pupils
• Robust relationships with parents and the community

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 Beddington Park Academy attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.9% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Beddington Park Academy 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 Beddington Park Academy had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% 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, 18.9% of pupils at Beddington Park Academy 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 Beddington Park Academy received £6,887 and spent £8,157 for each of its 346 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £102,000 (£295 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Step Academy Trust, income was £8,072 and spending £8,194 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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Beddington Park Academy is part of Step Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Heathfield Academy Croydon
• Gonville Academy Thornton Heath
• Benedict Academy Mitcham
• David Livingstone Academy Thornton Heath
• Park Academy London
• Applegarth Academy Croydon
• Tudor Academy Croydon
• Turnham Academy London
• La Fontaine Academy Bromley
• Westbridge Academy London

What is Beddington Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beddington Park Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Beddington Park Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Beddington Park Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Beddington Park Academy have?

Beddington Park Academy has 350 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beddington Park Academy cover?

Beddington Park Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Beddington Park Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Beddington Park Academy?

Beddington Park Academy is at Mallinson Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4UL.