Paxton Academy Sports And Science, Thornton Heath

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Paxton Academy Sports And Science

843 London Road, Thornton Heath CR7 6AW

https://www.paxtonacademy.org.uk/

Paxton Academy Sports And Science is a free school. It has about 190 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In December 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Wandle Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Ravenstone Primary School, Chesterton Primary School and Thomson House School.)

Particular strengths include Admissions, Finances, Progress and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Representation and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Gonville Academy
0.3		Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
0.3		Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School
0.3		Winterbourne Boys' Academy
0.6		Ecclesbourne Primary School
0.6		West Thornton Primary School
0.7		Elmwood Junior School
0.7		Elmwood Infant School
0.9		William Morris Primary School
0.9		Chestnut Park Primary School
0.9		St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
0.9		Beulah Junior School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

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