Schools in Croydon
Inspections, results, admissions. Living nearby is not a place.
20,112 state schools153 councils
| School | Borough | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerodrome Primary AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Applegarth AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Ark Blake AcademySecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Ark Oval Primary AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Atwood Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Beaumont Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Beulah Infants' SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Beulah Junior SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| BRIT School for Performing Arts and TechnologySecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Broadmead Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Castle Hill AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Chestnut Park Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Chipstead Valley Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)PrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Coombe Wood SchoolSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Courtwood Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Cypress Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| David Livingstone AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Downsview Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Ecclesbourne Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Elmwood Infant SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Elmwood Junior SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Fairchildes Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Forest AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Forestdale Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Gonville AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Greenvale Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Gresham Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Academy Beulah HillSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Academy PurleySecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Academy South NorwoodSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Invictus Academy CroydonSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Primary Academy BensonPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Primary Academy CroydonPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Primary Academy Haling ParkPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Primary Academy KenleyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Harris Primary Academy Purley WayPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Heathfield AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Heavers Farm Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Howard Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| John Wood School & NurseryPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Kenley Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Kensington Avenue Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Keston Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Meridian High SchoolSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Monks Orchard Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| New Valley Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Norbury High School for GirlsSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Norbury Manor Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Oasis Academy ArenaSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Oasis Academy ByronPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Oasis Academy CoulsdonSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Oasis Academy RyelandsPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Oasis Academy Shirley ParkSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park PrimaryPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Orchard Park High SchoolSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Orchard Way Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Park Hill Infant SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Park Hill Junior SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Paxton Academy Sports And SciencePrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Purley Oaks Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Quest Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Riddlesdown CollegiateSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Ridgeway Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Robert Fitzroy AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Rockmount Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Rowdown Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Selsdon Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Smitham Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| South Norwood PrimaryPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Joseph's CollegeSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Joseph's RC Infant SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Joseph's RC Junior SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Mary's Catholic High SchoolSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Peter's Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| St. Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| The Archbishop Lanfranc AcademySecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| The Crescent Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| The Hayes Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| The Minster Junior SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| The Quest AcademySecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Thomas More Catholic SchoolSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Tudor AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| West Thornton Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Whitehorse Manor Infant SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Winterbourne Boys' AcademyPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Winterbourne Junior Girls' SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Woodcote High SchoolSecondaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Woodcote Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
| Woodside Primary SchoolPrimaryCroydon | Croydon | Not graded | – |
Top lists
8 lists · London only- 1.Abel Smith School2024/25
- 2.Acresfield Academy2024/25
- 3.Ark Atwood Primary Academy2024/25
- 1.Colchester County High School for Girls100%
- 2.Colchester Royal Grammar School100%
- 3.Kendrick School100%
- 1.The Henrietta Barnett School87.2
- 2.Wilson's School86.7
- 3.Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet85.3
- 1.Michaela Community School+2.56
- 2.Mercia School+2.09
- 3.Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School+2.05
- 1.Bishopshalt School7
- 2.Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester6
- 3.Rushey Mead Academy6
- 1.Bowes6
- 2.White Hart Lane6
- 3.Dagenham Central5
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- Phases
Nursery to sixth form
Nursery 3–4 · Primary 4–11 (Reception, Years 1–6) · Secondary 11–16 (Years 7–11, GCSEs) · Sixth form 16–18 (A levels, T levels).
Read more: Nursery to sixth form - School types
Community, academy, free, faith, grammar, independent
All state schools are free. Academies and free schools set their own admissions; grammars test at 10 or 11; independent schools charge fees.
Read more: Community, academy, free, faith, grammar, independent - Ofsted
The four grades
Until 2024: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate as one overall grade. Many schools still show one; check its year.
- Outstanding
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Ofsted since 2025
Report cards, no single grade
Inspections since November 2025 grade several areas, from exceptional to urgent improvement. We never merge them with an older grade.
Read more: Report cards, no single grade - Primary results
Key stage 2 (SATs)
Tests at 11 in reading, maths and grammar; writing is teacher-assessed. Headline: share of pupils at the expected standard in all three.
Read more: Key stage 2 (SATs) - Secondary results
Attainment 8 and Progress 8
Attainment 8: grades across eight GCSEs; 50 is about a grade 5 each. Progress 8: gain since 11 against similar pupils; 0 is average.
Read more: Attainment 8 and Progress 8 - Secondary results
Grade 5 in English and maths, EBacc
GCSEs run 9 (top) to 1; 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass. EBacc: English, maths, sciences, a language, history or geography.
Read more: Grade 5 in English and maths, EBacc - Admissions
Catchment and last distance offered
Full schools rank by rules: children in care, often siblings, then distance. The last distance offered changes every year: a hint, not a place.
Read more: Catchment and last distance offered - Admissions
Faith criteria
A full faith school may put families of its faith first, often with a form and a reference of worship. Read its own rules.
Read more: Faith criteria - Admissions
Appeals and waiting lists
Refused a place? Join the waiting list and appeal to an independent panel. Infant classes are capped at 30, so those appeals rarely win.
Read more: Appeals and waiting lists - Key dates
Apply in autumn, hear in spring
Secondary: apply by 31 October, offers 1 March. Primary: by 15 January, offers 16 April. One form to your council, three to six choices (six in London).
Read more: Apply in autumn, hear in spring - How we rank
What a top list means here
One published measure, one phase, London state schools, latest year. A rank says nothing about fit or admissions.
Read more: What a top list means here
Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools, performance tables), Ofsted. Distance is not a catchment; places depend on each school's admissions.