173 Pampisford Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 6DF
10 reasons to choose Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School
Main point of differentiation
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School is one of the best state primary schools in Croydon, ranking in the top 2-3% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. Its pupils have the best academic performance and progress results among local primary schools. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 5 members of Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.
Average class size
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 4% of schools.
The Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is a traditional subject based 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Regina Coeli Catholic 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 5.30pm.
Find another school near Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School
Cumnor House School for Boys (0.6 miles); Elmhurst School (0.8 miles); St David’s School (1.5 miles).
The Federation of St Elphege’s Catholic Schools, Wallington (1 mile); Ridgeway Primary School and Nursery, South Croydon (1.2 miles); Beddington Park Academy (1.7 miles).
Whitgift School (0.4 miles); Croydon Metropolitan College (1 mile); Croydon High School (2.7 miles); Trinity School (3.2 miles); Sutton High School (5.8 miles).
Harris Academy Purley (0.3 miles); The John Fisher School (1.8 miles); Woodcote High School (2.5 miles).