# Paxton Academy Sports And Science

Paxton 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.

Primary school. Code E140967. [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 281
- Council: Croydon
- URN: 140967

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
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, 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

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

- [Winterbourne Junior Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-junior-girls-school-e101745): 520 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-nursery-and-infants-school-e101746): 520 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023
- [Winterbourne Boys' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-boys-academy-e140683): 520 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gonville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gonville-academy-e136714): 520 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bensham Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bensham-manor-school-e101851): 880 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- [Ecclesbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ecclesbourne-primary-school-e136566): 930 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 75% 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/140967)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140967)

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