Rockmount Primary School, London

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~318m)Possible (~454m)Unlikely (~590m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Headteacher Helen Carvall
Pupils:453 / 500 capacity
LA:Croydon
Phone:02086532619
Address:Chevening Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3ST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 10 June 2025View full report
URN:101783
UKPRN:10071265
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Streatham and Croydon North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This school excels at helping all children learn and progress, regardless of their background or needs. Teachers deliver outstanding lessons that make learning exciting and challenging, with clear feedback to help pupils improve. The school prepares children brilliantly for life beyond school through strong values, visits to museums and theatres, and encouraging them to think for themselves.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding teaching across the school enables pupils of all abilities to make rapid progress in reading, writing and mathematics
  • Exceptional progress by disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs - no group falls behind
  • Extremely strong leadership and governance that drive continuous improvement
  • Pupils behave excellently and feel safe at school
  • Outstanding early years provision with stimulating activities that excite children's learning

Areas for Improvement

  • Marking in topic books should match the high quality of marking in English and mathematics books

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective - leaders and governors carry out their obligation to keep pupils safe extremely effectively and ensure all staff are properly trained.

Extracurricular Activities

Museum visits, theatre trips, farm and nature reserve visits, breakfast club, after-school care club, sports coaching, lunch-time tennis and football activities, school council visit to House of Commons, general election activity

Rockmount Primary School is an outstanding school with extremely strong leadership that has improved all aspects of the school's work. Staff, parents and governors work together to ensure pupils make exceptional progress and are well prepared for the next stage of their education.

At a Glance

19.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

248 responses
Would recommend98%
Child is happy98%
Well taught98%
Good progress95%
Feels safe99%
Well behaved97%
Bullying dealt with22%
Kept informed96%
Handles concerns62%
Wider development96%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+3ppMaths+2ppWriting+2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 93%. Maths has remained stable at around 89%. Writing has remained stable at around 82%.

Class Sizes

30.0

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

29.4

KS2

12

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Gipsy Hill Station (Entrance)
669m · 11 min walk
Gipsy Hill Rail Station
693m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Rockmount Road (->N)
115m · 2 min walk
Rockmount Primary School (->E)
188m · 3 min walk
Hermitage Road (Stop D)
258m · 4 min walk
Crystal Terrace (Stop G)
274m · 4 min walk
Upper Norwood Recreation Ground (->E)
290m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

91%

Near capacity

453 pupils

500 capacity

47 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Croydon

Low demand0.88x oversubscription

Places available

4,890

Applications

4,309

Got 1st preference

86.7%

Got preferred school

98.1%

Primary admissions across Croydon (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

10 June 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
20 May 2015
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
15 January 2013

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.15612%

Overall absence

7.20222%

Persistent absence

361

Enrolments

Authorised3.20274%
Unauthorised0.95337%
Persistent (10%+)7.20222%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.40959%
18/19
2.79642%
20/21
4.67164%
21/22
4.75491%
22/23
4.33606%
23/24
4.15612%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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