# Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 193 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142587. [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 193
- Council: Croydon
- URN: 142587

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 52% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Castle Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-academy-e145131): 360 m. Primary. Standards maintained, July 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Applegarth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/applegarth-academy-e139393): 390 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Addington Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/addington-valley-academy-e147874): 570 m. Special. Good (overall), January 2023
- [Tudor Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-academy-e140045): 720 m. Primary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Forestdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forestdale-primary-school-e101773): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Courtwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courtwood-primary-school-e146134): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142587)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142587)

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