St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

What Ofsted found

Full inspection, June 2024.

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

• Inspectors found pupils enjoy attending this diverse school and are taught to respect differences.
• The report says pupils do not achieve as well as they should across the curriculum.
• The report says some pupils do not feel listened to when they raise concerns about bullying.

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The school

• The school's aim is to provide primary education of the highest quality, enriched by the progressive teaching of Greek and Christian Orthodox religion.
• The school has an extensive library and inviting book areas in all classrooms.

Source: St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website; St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website. Checked 12 November 2026.

How it teaches

• The school uses the Read Write Inc phonics scheme in Early Years and Key Stage 1.
• Greek is taught as a modern foreign language by expert practitioners from the High Commission of Cyprus.
• Pupils say the Lord's Prayer in Greek as part of the daily routine.

Source: St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website; St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website; St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website. Checked 12 November 2026.

Music, sport and trips

• The school takes part in Croydon Schools Football League and has football training for boys and girls.
• Enriching learning includes educational trips, hands-on workshops and experiential activities.

Source: St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website; St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website. Checked 12 November 2026.

Nursery

• Nursery sessions run from 8.50am to 11.50am.

Source: St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website. Checked 12 November 2026.

Visiting

• Parents who cannot attend an open morning can request a personal tour with the Headteacher by calling the school office on 020 8771 5425.

Source: St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website. Checked 12 November 2026.

The school day and clubs

• The school day starts at 8.40am and ends at 3.30pm.

Source: St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website. Checked 12 November 2026.

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