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Purley Oaks Primary School

Primary school in South Croydon, Croydon. Standards maintained (Feb 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 18 September 2019, report published 10 October 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 26 February 2025, report published 27 March 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around February 2029

The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.4 milesHarris Primary Academy Haling Park

    Primary, Croydon

    School remains Outstanding (Sep 2023)

  2. 0.4 milesSt Peter's Primary School

    Primary, South Croydon, Croydon

    Standards maintained (Apr 2025)

  3. 0.5 milesRegina Coeli Catholic Primary School

    Primary, South Croydon, Croydon

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (May 2024)

  4. 0.7 milesRidgeway Primary School

    Primary, South Croydon, Croydon

    School remains Good (Mar 2024)

  5. 0.8 milesAerodrome Primary Academy

    Primary, Croydon

    Report card, Nov 2025: 2 strong, 5 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.