Aerodrome Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Croydon (Croydon).
KS2 RWM expected
66%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
80%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
70%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.9%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.9
▲ 0.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.9%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
106%
447 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Aerodrome Primary Academy is a primary school located in Croydon. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 466 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Zoe Foulsham.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Little Wandle
Key facts
- URN
- 139094
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Ingrid Facius | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Latha Parvataneni | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sophie Paradis | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sabrina Prabhu-Naik | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Aneela Choudhry | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Eleanor Jackson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Hughes | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2014 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ingrid Facius Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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