Selsdon Primary and Nursery School

How places are decided at Selsdon Primary and Nursery School

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Selsdon Primary and Nursery School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Selsdon Primary and Nursery School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Selsdon Primary and Nursery School?

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School has 325 pupils on roll.

What ages does Selsdon Primary and Nursery School take?

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Selsdon Primary and Nursery School located?

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School is located in South Croydon, CR2 8LQ, Croydon.

How do I apply to Selsdon Primary and Nursery School?

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School is a state school. Applications are made through your Local Authority (Croydon) using the Common Application Form. The national deadline is 31 October for secondary and 15 January for primary admissions.

How close do you need to live to get into Selsdon Primary and Nursery School?

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School was not oversubscribed on first preferences for 2026-27 (Reception) — there were at least as many places as families naming it first, so distance was not the deciding factor. Children who listed it as a lower preference may still have missed out. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Selsdon Primary and Nursery School?

When Selsdon Primary and Nursery School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Including those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Must be supported by a letter from the relevant local authority children's services department and/or relevant documents; 2. Children who have a sibling currently attending the school — Sibling means a natural, half, legally adopted or step brother or sister, or other child living in the same household as part of the same family, living at the same address at the date of application. Does not include siblings on the roll of the school's nursery; 3. Medical grounds — Where there are medical grounds, supported by documentation from a registered medical practitioner, for admitting the child to this school. Parents must indicate this on the application and complete the school's medical form by the closing date, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point. Ties are settled by Distance is used as a tiebreaker for each oversubscription criterion; where distance is the same for pupils, the authority uses random allocation, independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Selsdon Primary and Nursery School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 23.1% of pupils at Selsdon Primary and Nursery School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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