Beulah Junior School, Thornton Heath
Beulah Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Thornton Heath. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 11 schools in Thornton Heath with published results, and 8,749th of 14,452 across England. It was 58% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Capacity
- 58% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Beulah Junior School in detail
Results
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Beulah Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Croydon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 76% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Beulah Junior School
Across Croydon, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Croydon lodged 57 appeals against primary school offers; 27 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (3.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Beulah Junior School are Beulah Infants' School (under 0.1 miles, Good); St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 82% maths); David Livingstone Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 92% maths); and St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 68% maths).
Beulah Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Beulah Infants' SchoolSt James the Great RC Primary and Nursery SchoolDavid Livingstone AcademySt Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
Who goes there
49.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 69.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (36%), Asian (22%) and Mixed (21%).
In 2026, 38 pupils (17.7%) received SEN support and 6 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Thornton Heath Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beulah Road (CR7) (n-bound), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beulah Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Beulah Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Beulah Junior School are Harris Academy Beulah Hill (0.7 miles), Norbury High School for Girls (0.8 miles) and Harris City Academy Crystal Palace (1.1 miles).
Harris Academy Beulah HillNorbury High School for GirlsHarris City Academy Crystal Palace
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school excels at teaching reading, with skilled staff providing strong support so pupils become fluent readers. Teachers know their pupils well and have created a happy, safe learning environment where behaviour is consistently positive. The school offers an ambitious curriculum for all learners, including those with special educational needs.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with effective support for weaker readers, resulting in fluent readers by the time pupils leave
- Ambitious curriculum designed for all pupils including those with SEND
- Positive behaviour and attitudes with clear, effective behaviour management systems
- Well-considered personal development programme covering safety and health topics
- Welcoming culture with strong staff-pupil relationships
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not routinely check pupils' understanding or address misconceptions, causing gaps in knowledge
- Lesson activities are not consistently well-selected to help pupils practise and master subject knowledge
- Pupils do not retain knowledge well or develop skills in sufficient depth across the curriculum
- Teaching is inconsistent across the school
- Pupils' outcomes in national tests were significantly below national averages in 2023
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear procedures and a strong culture prioritising pupils' interests.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, music clubs, museum visits, visits to places of worship, outdoor pursuits centre visits, student council, prefect positions, talks from police and NSPCC
Beulah Junior School is a welcoming community where pupils feel valued and safe, but the quality of education requires improvement as pupils are not developing knowledge and skills consistently well across subjects.
At a Glance
49.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 65% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 59% to 64% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
27.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Beulah Junior School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Beulah Junior School.
- Kumon Thornton Heath300m away · Not yet graded
- St James The Great After School Club510m away · Not yet graded
- Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Thornton Heath510m away · Not yet graded
- Minichampions Club limited860m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Beulah Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Croydon. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Beulah Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Beulah Junior School is in Croydon; for families living there:
Apply to Croydon for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 62
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 62 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 51 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Croydon is 54.5 (the median across 156 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
58%
Available places
220 pupils
378 places
158 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Thornton Heath
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Thornton Heath
Across Croydon council
Places available
4,828
Applications
4,082
Got 1st preference
89.6%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Croydon council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
38
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
20.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
215
Total Pupils
106
Boys
109
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
19.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,818
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,703
Per pupil
£1793k
Total funding
£179k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
17.1%
Persistent absence
251
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Beulah Junior School
Questions parents ask about Beulah Junior School
What are SATs results like at Beulah Junior School?
Of the pupils at Beulah Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.
What is Beulah Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Beulah Junior School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Beulah Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Beulah Junior School is oversubscribed, Croydon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Beulah Junior School?
Beulah Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 58% of its 378 places.
How big are the classes at Beulah Junior School?
Classes at Beulah Junior School average 27 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Beulah Junior School?
Beulah Junior School has around 215 pupils on roll. 49% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Beulah Junior School?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Beulah Junior School in 2024/25. 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Beulah Junior School?
Apply through Croydon's coordinated admissions process, naming Beulah Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Beulah Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Beulah Junior School: Kumon Thornton Heath (300m away, registered, not yet graded), St James The Great After School Club (510m away, registered, not yet graded) and Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Thornton Heath (510m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Beulah Junior School's term dates?
Beulah Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Croydon. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Beulah Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 62 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 51 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Croydon is 54.5 (the median across 156 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Beulah Junior School?
Beulah Junior School is at Beulah Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8JF.
Sources: Croydon term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)