John Wood School & Nursery
Primary schoolJohn Wood School & Nursery is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 310 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 17 July 2024
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, 56% of pupils at John Wood School & Nursery 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 | 56% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Chaffinch Brook SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), May 2024220 m
- Robert Fitzroy AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)320 m
- Woodside Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Ark Blake AcademySecondary. Good (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional)420 m
- Tunstall Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, May 2025670 m
- Al-Khair SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file820 m
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).