Paxton Academy Sports And Science
Primary schoolPaxton Academy Sports And Science is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 281 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 87% of pupils at Paxton Academy Sports And Science met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 87% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- Winterbourne Junior Girls' SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023520 m
- Winterbourne Boys' AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Gonville AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Bensham Manor SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), June 2024880 m
- Ecclesbourne Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 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).