Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 9EA
10 reasons to choose Gresham Primary School
Main point of differentiation
Gresham Primary School is a small state primary school, and one of the best in Croydon, ranking in the top 2-3% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Gresham Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Croydon LEA.
Average class size
Gresham Primary School typically has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Gresham Primary School ranks in the top 24% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 38% of schools.
The Gresham Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects (International Primary Curriculum). The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Gresham Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Gresham Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Gresham Primary School
Croydon High Junior School (1 mile); Cumnor House School for Boys (2.1 miles); Royal Russell Junior School (2.2 miles).
Ridgeway Primary School and Nursery, South Croydon (0.9 miles); Beaumont Primary School, Purley (2.7 miles); New Valley Primary School (3.4 miles).
Croydon High School (1 mile); Royal Russell School (2.2 miles); Whitgift School (2.3 miles).
Riddlesdown Collegiate (1.4 miles); Harris Academy Purley (2 miles); Archbishop Tenison’s CofE High School (2.9 miles).