Forestdale Primary School
Primary schoolForestdale Primary School is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 405 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 5 May 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Forestdale Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
21% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 21% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Red Gates SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade530 m
- Courtwood Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Quest Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- The Quest AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- Applegarth AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Croydon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).