Schools in Croydon

• 62open schools
• 38primary
• 14secondary
• 7special school

Schools near Croydon by distance

Schools whose official address gives Croydon as the town, in Croydon, grouped by type — page 1 of 2.

Nursery schools 1

• Tunstall Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 70 pupils

  Tunstall Road, Croydon, CR0 6TY

  Ofsted 7 May 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Primary schools 38

• Aerodrome Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 447 pupils

  Goodwin Road, Croydon, CR0 4EJ

  Ofsted report card, 11 Nov 2025

• Applegarth Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 396 pupils

  Bygrove Fieldway, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 9DL

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

• Ark Oval Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 593 pupils

  98 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, CR0 6BA

  Ofsted 17 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Beddington Park Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 350 pupils

  Mallinson Road, Croydon, CR0 4UL

  Ofsted 10 Oct 2023: Outstanding

• Broadmead Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 394 pupils

  366 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EA

  Ofsted 1 Nov 2023: Good

• Castle Hill Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 263 pupils

  Dunley Drive, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0RJ

  Ofsted 9 Jul 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Chestnut Park Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 608 pupils

  49 St James Road, Croydon, CR0 2UR

  Ofsted 30 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Courtwood Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 215 pupils

  Courtwood Lane, Addington, Croydon, CR0 9HX

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Elmwood Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 357 pupils

  Lodge Road, Croydon, CR0 2PL

  Ofsted 17 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Elmwood Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 464 pupils

  Lodge Road, Croydon, CR0 2PL

  Ofsted 22 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Fairchildes Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 497 pupils

  Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH

  Ofsted 6 Feb 2024: Outstanding

• Forest Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 180 pupils

  Bridle Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8HQ

  Ofsted report card, 14 Jul 2026

• Forestdale Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 405 pupils

  Pixton Way, Croydon, CR0 9JE

  Ofsted 5 May 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 193 pupils

  Dunley Drive, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0RG

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2024: Good

  Roman Catholic

• Harris Primary Academy Benson

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 238 pupils

  West Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8RQ

  Ofsted 7 Jun 2023: Outstanding

• Harris Primary Academy Croydon

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 414 pupils

  Thomson Crescent, Croydon, CR0 3JT

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Outstanding

• Harris Primary Academy Haling Park

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 414 pupils

  50-58 Haling Road, Croydon, CR2 6HS

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Harris Primary Academy Purley Way

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 577 pupils

  47 Propeller Crescent, Croydon, CR0 4FE

  Ofsted 24 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Heathfield Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 411 pupils

  7 Aberdeen Road, Croydon, CR0 1EQ

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Howard Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 387 pupils

  Dering Place, Croydon, CR0 1DT

  Ofsted report card, 7 Jul 2026

• John Wood School & Nursery

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 310 pupils

  Dartnell Road, Croydon, CR0 6JA

  Ofsted 17 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Krishna Avanti Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Southbridge Place, Croydon, CR0 4HA

  Ofsted 24 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Hindu

• Monks Orchard Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 203 pupils

  The Glade, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7UF

  Ofsted 10 Jan 2023: Good

• Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 589 pupils

  Long Lane, Croydon, CR0 7AR

  No inspection in this data yet

• Orchard Way Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 204 pupils

  Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7NJ

  Ofsted 22 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Park Hill Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 7 · 270 pupils

  Stanhope Road, Croydon, CR0 5NS

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2023: Outstanding

• Park Hill Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 367 pupils

  Stanhope Road, Croydon, CR0 5NS

  Ofsted 4 May 2023: Outstanding

• Robert Fitzroy Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 573 pupils

  80 Brampton Road, Croydon, CR0 6JN

  Ofsted 23 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Rowdown Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 316 pupils

  Calley Down Crescent, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0EG

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• St John's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 418 pupils

  Spring Park Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 5EL

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

  Church of England

• St Mary's Catholic Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 193 pupils

  Bedford Park, Croydon, CR0 2AQ

  Ofsted 4 Oct 2022: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St. Mary's Catholic Junior School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7 to 11 · 216 pupils

  Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EW

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• The Crescent Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 318 pupils

  The Crescent, Croydon, CR0 2HN

  Ofsted 16 Jul 2024: Good

• The Minster Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 283 pupils

  Warrington Road, Croydon, CR0 4BH

  Ofsted 4 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 7 · 211 pupils

  Warrington Road, Croydon, CR0 4BH

  Ofsted 2 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Tudor Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 416 pupils

  King Henry's Drive, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0PH

  Ofsted 18 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• West Thornton Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 847 pupils

  Rosecourt Road, Croydon, CR0 3BS

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Woodside Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 426 pupils

  Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NF

  Ofsted 2 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Secondary schools 14

• Al-Khair School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 16 · Boys · 91 pupils

  109-117 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, CR0 6BE

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · 833 pupils

  Selborne Road, Croydon, CR0 5JQ

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

  Church of England

• Ark Blake Academy

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 18 · 759 pupils

  6 Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NA

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023: Good

• BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology

  Secondary · City technology college · ages 14 to 19 · 1,445 pupils

  60 The Crescent, Selhurst, Croydon, CR0 2HN

  Ofsted 19 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Independent

• Coloma Convent Girls' School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 967 pupils

  Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 5AS

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

  Roman Catholic

• Croydon Metropolitan College

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 14 to 35 · 5 pupils

  30-32 South End, Croydon, CR0 1DN

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Harris Invictus Academy Croydon

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 18 · 963 pupils

  88 London Road, Croydon, CR0 2TB

  Ofsted 19 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Meridian High School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 535 pupils

  Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2023: Good

• Oasis Academy Coulsdon

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 927 pupils

  Homefield Road, Old Coulsdon, Croydon, CR5 1ES

  Ofsted 20 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Oasis Academy Shirley Park

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 19 · 1,017 pupils

  Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 7AL

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Orchard Park High School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 675 pupils

  Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7NJ

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Shirley High School Performing Arts College

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · 800 pupils

  Shirley Church Road, Croydon, CR0 5EF

  Ofsted 30 Nov 2022: Good

• St Mary's Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 19 · 565 pupils

  Woburn Road, Croydon, CR9 2EE

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

  Roman Catholic

• The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 758 pupils

  Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR9 3AS

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

All-through schools 1

• Royal Russell School

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 3 to 19 · 1,296 pupils

  Coombe Lane, Croydon, CR9 5BX

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

Special schools 6

• Addington Valley Academy

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 2 to 19 · 140 pupils

  Fieldway, Croydon, CR0 9AZ

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023: Good

• Aspire Learning

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 5 to 11 · 54 pupils

  Coombe Cliff, Coombe Road, Croydon, CR0 5SP

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Chaffinch Brook School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 5 to 16 · 98 pupils

  32 Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NA

  Ofsted 8 May 2024: Good

• Oak Bridge School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 6 to 19

  Coombe Road, Croydon, CR0 5RD

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 4 to 19 · 144 pupils

  Old Palace School, Old Palace Road, Croydon, CR0 1AX

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Supreme Education AP

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 19 · 18 pupils

  CSEP, 32-34 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EF

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

Nearby towns

• South Croydon 1.5 miles
• Thornton Heath 2.5 miles
• Wallington 2.7 miles
• Purley 2.9 miles
• Beckenham 3.0 miles
• West Wickham 3.1 miles
• Warlingham 3.9 miles
• Carshalton 4.0 miles
• Mitcham 4.3 miles
• Coulsdon 4.5 miles

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