Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

Primary school in Purley, Croydon. Good (Jul 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 11 July 2023, report published 24 September 2023, 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
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

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.

Next inspection: around July 2027

The last inspection was in July 2023. 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 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.4 milesChrist Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
Primary, Purley, Croydon
School remains Good (Mar 2022)
0.7 milesWallington Primary Academy
Primary, Wallington, Sutton
Report card, Apr 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
0.9 milesRegina Coeli Catholic Primary School
Primary, South Croydon, Croydon
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (May 2024)
0.9 milesSt Elphege's RC Infants' School
Primary, Wallington, Sutton
Outstanding (Jun 2024)
0.9 milesSt Elphege's RC Junior School
Primary, Wallington, Sutton
School remains Outstanding (Sep 2021)

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