The Minster Junior School, Croydon

In its own words: "The Minster Junior School is part of the Southwark Diocese Board of Education Multi-Academy Trust. We are the church school for The Minster, Croydon. The Minster Junior School is committed to serving its community. It recognises the multicultural, multi-faith and ever changing nature of the United Kingdom."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to The Minster Junior School, which has been serving the local community and providing high quality education for over 65 years. In April 2022 we became an academy, joining Southwark Diocese Board of Education Multi-Academy Trust (MAT)."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, choir and book club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:20am.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at The Minster Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Croydon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 69% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

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).

The nearest other state primary schools to The Minster Junior School are The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy (under 0.1 miles); Krishna Avanti Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 92% reading, 100% maths); Howard Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 73% maths); and Harris Primary Academy Purley Way (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths).

The Minster Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

The Minster Junior School is one of 14 schools run by Sdbe Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Minster Junior School (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).

38.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 60.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (38%), Mixed (19%) and Asian (14%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wandle Park Tram Stop, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Epsom Road, 250 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1063 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Croydon (488), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Minster Junior School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Minster Junior School are Harris Federation Post 16 (0.7 miles) and Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (0.8 miles).