Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolMargaret Roper Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 212 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 70% of pupils at Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
12% 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 | 70% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 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- Thomas More Catholic SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)10 m
- Purley Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, November 2023530 m
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)Primary. School remains Good, March 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- St David's SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file730 m
- Laleham Lea SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file860 m
- Cumnor House SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file960 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).