Atwood Primary School

What Ofsted found

Full inspection, November 2023.

• Overall effectiveness: Good
• The quality of education: Good
• Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
• Personal development: Outstanding
• Leadership and management: Good
• Early years provision: Good
• Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

• Inspectors found the teaching of reading is a strength, with pupils reading with confidence and fluency.
• The report says some newly revised foundation subjects do not yet focus precisely on the new curriculum, so pupils' knowledge develops less securely.
• The report says pupils with SEND receive thoughtful support, including extensive speech and language provision and emotional support where needed.

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How it teaches

• The school has a bespoke curriculum that gives children plenty of opportunity to develop initiative, ask questions and explore in its learning spaces.

Source: Atwood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Music, sport and trips

• All year groups from Year 1 to Year 6 are taught at least one PE lesson per week by sports coaches.
• In 2025-2026, 75% of Year 6 pupils could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over at least 25 metres.

Source: Atwood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Admissions

• Admissions for Trust schools are co-ordinated by Croydon Council according to the Pegasus Academy Trust admissions policy.

Source: Atwood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Visiting

• Prospective parent visit dates include Tuesday 3rd November at 9.30am, Wednesday 4th November at 1.30pm, Thursday 5th November at 9.30am and Friday 6th November at 1.30pm and 9.30am (Nursery tour only).
• Visits must be booked by phoning 020 8657 7374 to make an appointment.

Source: Atwood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

The school day and clubs

• Clubs are offered across three terms, autumn, spring and summer and each runs for 8 sessions.
• Breakfast club childcare begins at 7:30am and costs £5 per session.
• All clubs must be booked and paid for in advance through a Magic Booking account.
• After school childcare runs from 3:15pm to 6pm and costs £13 per session.
• Atwood's clubs include football, forest school, team sports, cooking, magic and balloon club, djembe and textiles and sewing.

Source: Atwood Primary School website; Atwood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

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