Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

CroydonVoluntary aided school

Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP

Headteacher: Mr Dermot MooneySchool website ↗Pupils: 214 (capacity: 226)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2023
Oversubscribed
87% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2023
87%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 July 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
12.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 73%·Maths 91%All three 70%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding58%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected91%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
27of 31 (87.1%)
How many applied in total?
105

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
21.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
112 girls, 102 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 83% (2023/24), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1665.0%10.0%+2.7-1.9+1.1
2016/1768.0%13.0%+2.7-1.3+1.9
2017/1872.0%9.0%-0.7+1.2+1.3
2018/1958.0%3.0%-2.1-4.7-1.0
2022/2376.0%21.0%+4.4+2.2+5.1
2023/2483.0%14.0%---
2024/2570.0%12.0%---