Smitham Primary School

General Information

Address: Portnalls Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3DE
Phone: 02086604399
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Charlotte Groom
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 654
School capacity: 660
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 95
% eligible for free school meals: 14.5%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 26 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 23 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

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Ranked #41 of 52 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#39Ridgeway Primary SchoolGood
#40Robert Fitzroy AcademyGood
#41Smitham Primary SchoolGood
#42South Norwood PrimaryGood
#43St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Chipstead Valley Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Fairchildes Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Harris Primary Academy BensonOutstanding
#4Harris Primary Academy CroydonOutstanding
#5Harris Primary Academy Haling ParkOutstanding
#6St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery SchoolOutstanding
#7St John's CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Aerodrome Primary AcademyGood
#9Applegarth AcademyGood
#10Ark Oval Primary AcademyGood
#11Atwood Primary SchoolGood
#12Broadmead Primary SchoolGood
#13Castle Hill AcademyGood
#14Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)Good
#15Courtwood Primary SchoolGood
#16Cypress Primary SchoolGood
#17Downsview Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#18Ecclesbourne Primary SchoolGood
#19Forest AcademyGood
#20Forestdale Primary SchoolGood
#21Gonville AcademyGood
#22Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#23Greenvale Primary SchoolGood
#24Gresham Primary SchoolGood
#25Heavers Farm Primary SchoolGood
#26Howard Primary SchoolGood
#27John Wood School & NurseryGood
#28Keston Primary SchoolGood
#29Margaret Roper Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#30Monks Orchard Primary SchoolGood
#31New Valley Primary SchoolGood
#32Norbury Manor Primary SchoolGood
#33Oasis Academy ByronGood
#34Oasis Academy RyelandsGood
#35Paxton Academy Sports And ScienceGood
#36Purley Oaks Primary SchoolGood
#37Quest Primary SchoolGood
#38Regina Coeli Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#39Ridgeway Primary SchoolGood
#40Robert Fitzroy AcademyGood
#41Smitham Primary SchoolGood
#42South Norwood PrimaryGood
#43St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#44St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#45St Mark's Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#46St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#47The Crescent Primary SchoolGood
#48The Hayes Primary SchoolGood
#49Coulsdon CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#50Kenley Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#51Kensington Avenue Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#52St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

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