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David Livingstone Academy[1]

Primary · ages 4–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 88% 88% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
88% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
12% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
108 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) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 73%[4] 3%[4] 105[4] 105[4]
2022/23 57%[5] 0%[5] 103[5] 102[5]
2018/19 79%[6] 9%[6] 105[6] 106[6]
2017/18 83%[7] 3%[7] 106[7] 106[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
8 Jul 2025[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
8 Sep 2025[8]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Standards maintained[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
5 Jun 2019[9] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[9] Outstanding[9]
1 Mar 2017[10] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[10] Requires improvement[10]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
4.9 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Applications (any preference)
147 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences
36 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Places offered
30 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences per place
1.2 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 136[11] 25[11] 30[11] 4.5[11] 0.8[11]
Entry Sept 2024 159[11] 22[11] 30[11] 5.3[11] 0.7[11]
Entry Sept 2023 183[11] 37[11] 30[11] 6.1[11] 1.2[11]
Entry Sept 2022 170[11] 39[11] 30[11] 5.7[11] 1.3[11]

Admissions

Application deadline, 4+ entry
15 Jan 2027 Entry Sept 2027[12]
Places (published admission number), 4+ entry
30 2026-10-14[12]
Sibling priority
Children with a sibling at David Livingstone Academy at the date of their admission will be allocated places in this category by reference to the proximity of the child’s home address (as defined by this policy) to the Academy, with those living nearer receiving higher priority. 2026-10-14[12]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
210[1]
Trust
STEP ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Croydon[1]
Website
www.davidlivingstone-academy.org/[1]
District
Croydon[13]
Postcode
CR7 8HX[1]
URN
137195[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
196 2024/25[14]
English as an additional language
44.9% 2024/25[14]
SEN support
14.8% 2024/25[14]
EHC plan
4.6% 2024/25[14]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
32.7% 2024/25[14]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
19.2%[15]
Mixed
25.3%[15]
Asian
19.7%[15]
Black
31.3%[15]
Any other ethnic group
1%[15]
Unclassified
3.5%[15]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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 2024/25. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2018/19. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. 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.
  12. croydon.gov.uk: croydon.gov.uk — David livingstone academy 2027 2028 admission arrangements (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (3)
    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 30. (p. 4)
    Children with a sibling at David Livingstone Academy at the date of their admission will be allocated places in this category by reference to the proximity of the child's home address (as defined by this policy) to the Academy, with those living nearer receiving higher priority. (p. 5)
  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.
  15. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.