Kensington Avenue Primary School, Thornton Heath

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Kensington Avenue Primary School, a community school for children aged 2 to 11 and a proud member of Wandle Learning Trust . At Kensington Avenue, we believe that every child deserves to feel safe, valued and a genuine sense of belonging."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, choir and coding.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 20 November 2026, an open day on Friday 4 December 2026 and an open day on Friday 8 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Kensington Avenue Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Croydon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 65% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Kensington Avenue Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kensington Avenue Primary School are St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 82% maths); Downsview Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 68% maths); and David Livingstone Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 92% maths).

Kensington Avenue Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Kensington Avenue Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Wandle Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

52.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (35%), Black (30%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 55 pupils (12%) received SEN support and 54 (11.8%) 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 autism.

Kensington Avenue Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 32 places, 32 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Norbury Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kensington Avenue (->nw), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kensington Avenue Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Kensington Avenue Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Kensington Avenue Primary School are Norbury High School for Girls (0.1 miles), St Joseph's College (0.7 miles), Harris Academy Beulah Hill (0.8 miles) and Silburn Reid (0.8 miles).