School Chooser

Whitehorse Manor Infant School

Primary · ages 3-7MixedAcademy356 pupilsNurseryThornton HeathCroydon
School Chooser Score
17
Below
similar schools
Likely range 7 to 37
Out of 100. Better than 14% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#13,384 of 16,041 in England#73 in CroydonHow it is worked out
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, March 2024
Attendance93.7%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families38%Far more than most schools
Places30 spare356 pupils, 386 places
Pupils per teacher21.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll356Census January 2026

Whitehorse Manor Infant School is a converter academy in Thornton Heath for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 356 pupils and room for 386. About 38 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 17 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 14% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8SB020 8689 7679pegasusacademytrust.org/whitehorse-manor-infant-schoolMiss Nicola Hall head of schoolAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Nearly full345 pupils for 360 places, 2024/25
96% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Croydon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll356Census January 2026
Places38692% full
Pupils from low-income families37%38% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English53%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support7%25 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.413 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)39%£207,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls169 / 187
White British pupils7%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (16), emotional and mental health (10), Other difficulty or disability (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll356377377375368360
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals37%38%32%37%35%34%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language53%61%63%67%63%63%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–9%11%12%11%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–2%2%3%2%0%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.7%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school16.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.82024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission2.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.3%6.7%8.8%5.4%3.4%4.6%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.2%4.7%6.1%4.3%2.6%3.5%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.1%2.1%2.7%1.1%0.8%1.2%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence16.8%17.7%28.5%16.4%7.9%10.1%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.81.10.00.50.0––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers16.2full-time equivalent, 19 people
Pupils per teacher21.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers95%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants12.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£51,746
Teachers who left in the year7%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.92024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,259England £7,128. Total £2.7m
Income per pupil£7,272England £7,587. Total £2.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£5,586England £3,405
Money in reserve20%A lot put by: £537k, £1,462 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£5,000it took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£7,259spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,33812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate168 per 1,000 people85% higher than the England average
Typical house price£425,000Croydon
Nearest bus stop60 mTalbot Road Thornton Heath, 11 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Whitehorse Manor Junior SchoolAcademy0 m422Report card 202629Compare
St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy590 m336Good 202486Compare
The Crescent Primary SchoolAcademy790 m318Good 202421Compare
Heavers Farm Primary SchoolCouncil800 m259Good 202310Compare
Ecclesbourne Primary SchoolAcademy870 m417Good 202348Compare
Broadmead Primary SchoolAcademy950 m394Good 202321Compare
Beulah Infants' SchoolAcademy980 m197Good 202316Compare
Beulah Junior SchoolCouncil0.6 miles215Requires improvement 20245Compare
Primary schools in CroydonPrimary schools in Thornton HeathBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Whitehorse Manor Infant School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats14%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 17 is 25 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 0 · middle 42 · highest 98100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Whitehorse Manor Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
South Norwood PrimaryAcademy0.8 miles356Good 202324Compare
Paxton Academy Sports And ScienceFree school1.0 miles281Good 202274Compare
Woodside Primary SchoolAcademy1.1 miles426Not inspected42Compare
The Sherwood SchoolCouncil2.1 miles263Good 202338Compare
Howard Primary SchoolCouncil2.2 miles387Good 202232Compare
St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy3.8 miles414Good 202190Compare
Sellincourt Primary SchoolCouncil3.8 miles396Good 202360Compare
Morden Mount Primary SchoolCouncil6.1 miles383Good 202376Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 17 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 17% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 7 to 37. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.03
Ofsted grade, 2.5 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.37
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.15
2024/25; 256 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Whitehorse Manor Infant School a good school?

The figures are weak. Whitehorse Manor Infant School scores 17 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 14% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 7 to 37, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Whitehorse Manor Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Whitehorse Manor Infant School good at its last full inspection on 5 March 2024.

How many pupils does Whitehorse Manor Infant School have?

356 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 386 places, so it is 92% full.

Is Whitehorse Manor Infant School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Whitehorse Manor Infant School?

Pupils were in school 93.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 17% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Whitehorse Manor Infant School?

The average class had 27.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8SB
Telephone
020 8689 7679
Website
www.pegasusacademytrust.org/whitehorse-manor-infant-school
Head of School
Miss Nicola Hall
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Pegasus Academy Trust (6 schools)
Local authority
Croydon
Ward
South Norwood
Constituency
Croydon West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2011 (academy converter)
URN
136564 · LAESTAB 3062048 · UKPRN 10033416
Formerly
Whitehorse Manor Infant School
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from