Applegarth Academy
Bygrove Fieldway, Croydon, CR0 9DL
396 pupils · 82% of 481 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 49%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 September 2021, published 6 January 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 88% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 22% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 49 | 48 | 104 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 40 | 99 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 49 | 46 | 111 | 49 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 49 | 131 | 53 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 50 | 132 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 65 | 142 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 68 | 158 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 53 | 44 | 113 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Castle Hill Academy 0.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Tudor Academy 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Forestdale Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Courtwood Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Quest Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.