Rowdown Primary School
Croydon
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About Rowdown Primary School
Rowdown Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon, Croydon. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 3 member schools: 3 primary schools. Local authorities: Croydon. Regions: London. — from the FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST public record.
Rowdown Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon, part of FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Rowdown Primary School
- Address
- Calley Down Crescent, New Addington
- Postcode
- CR0 0EG
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Croydon East
- URN (official identifier)
- 140841
- Establishment number
- 2085
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 316
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 487
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liane Tylee
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 25 Mar 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.rowdown.factrust.org
- Telephone
- 01689843367
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Rowdown Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 316 | 56,323 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 46.8% | 30.5% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 25.0% | 14.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 7.6% | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 21.5% | 33.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Rowdown Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 18 May 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 14 Nov 2019
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 13 Sept 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Rowdown Primary School (URN 131339)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 24 Jul 2013
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Rowdown Primary School (URN 131339)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Jul 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Rowdown Primary School (URN 131339)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 9 Sept 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Rowdown Primary School (URN 131339)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 23 Apr 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Rowdown Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.1% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 20.8% | 14.4% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Rowdown Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £224,750 for 145 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 51.1% | 33.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £791 | £445 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Rowdown Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 309 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Croydon average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,756,000 £8,919 per pupil | £7,737 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,612,000 £8,453 per pupil | £7,194 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,081,000 £3,498 per pupil · 41.4% | £3,601 · 50.1% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £551,000 £1,783 per pupil · 21.1% | £1,172 · 16.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £141,000 £456 per pupil · 5.4% | £266 · 3.7% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £141,000 £456 per pupil · 5.4% | £187 · 2.6% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £144,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £225,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,249 per pupil, supply and agency £329 per pupil — spending up £204 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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