Winterbourne Boys' Academy
Academy · Year 3–Year 6 · 201 pupils
Paxton Academy Sports And Science
843 London Road, Thornton Heath CR7 6AW
Year groups
Nursery–Year 6
Primary
Pupils
281
On roll
Ages
2–11
Capacity 630
Local authority
Croydon
Wandle Learning Trust
Schola Grade 8
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 13,602 state-funded primary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded primary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Paxton Academy Sports And Science
Paxton Academy Sports And Science is a primary free school in Thornton Heath, Croydon, for pupils aged 2–11 (Nursery–Year 6). It is part of Wandle Learning Trust.
It has 281 pupils on roll and room for 630. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 13,602 state-funded primary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Free School · What this means
- Level
- Primary
- Year groups
- Nursery–Year 6
- Ages
- 2–11
- Official type
- Free schools
- Pupils on roll
- 281
- Capacity
- 630 pupils
- Free school meals
- 42.50% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Wandle Learning Trust
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 140967
Schools near Paxton Academy Sports And Science
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Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
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Gonville Academy
Academy · Nursery–Year 6 · 427 pupils
Ecclesbourne Primary School
Academy · Nursery–Year 6 · 417 pupils
West Thornton Primary School
Academy · Reception–Year 6 · 847 pupils
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