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Gonville Academy[1]

Primary · ages 3–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 80% 80% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
80% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
18% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 76%[4] 9%[4]
2022/23 81%[5] 19%[5]
2018/19 83%[6] 21%[6]
2017/18 66%[7] 9%[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
18 Apr 2023[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
14 Jun 2023[8]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
14 Mar 2017[9] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[9] No overall grade[9]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.5 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Applications (any preference)
117 Entry Sept 2026[10]
First preferences
45 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Places offered
47 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 141[10] 53[10] 60[10] 2.4[10]
Entry Sept 2024 141[10] 51[10] 58[10] 2.4[10]
Entry Sept 2023 156[10] 60[10] 60[10] 2.6[10]
Entry Sept 2022 145[10] 56[10] 60[10] 2.4[10]

Admissions

Application deadline
15 Jan 2027 Entry Sept 2027[11]
Application deadline, 4+ entry
15 Jan 2027 Entry Sept 2027[12]
Places (published admission number), 4+ entry
60 2026-10-14[12]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
3–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
532[1]
Trust
STEP ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Croydon[1]
Website
https://gonvilleacademy.org/[1]
District
Croydon[13]
Postcode
CR7 6DL[1]
URN
136714[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
442 2024/25[14]
English as an additional language
69.5% 2024/25[14]
SEN support
7.2% 2024/25[14]
EHC plan
3.6% 2024/25[14]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
27.9% 2024/25[14]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. croydon.gov.uk: croydon.gov.uk — Admissions prospectus 2027 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Apply online at: www.croydon.gov.uk/admissions The closing date for primary school applications is 15 January 2027 2 FOREWORD Foreword Dear parents and carers, Apply online at: www.croydon.gov.uk/admissions Shelley Davies Director of Education, Children, Young People and Education Stuart Collins Corporate Director, Children, Young People and Education Welcome to the primary school admissions prospectus for the London Borough of Croydon.
  12. croydon.gov.uk: croydon.gov.uk — Gonville academy 2027 2028 admission arrangements (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    The deadline for applications for admission to Reception Year in the normal admission round is on or about 15 January 2027. (p. 8)
    The published admission number ("PAN") for Reception Year at the Academy is 60. (p. 4)
  13. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.