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Schools in Croydon[1]

Local authority district E09000008 · 154 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 229 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure Most deprived 20% Second Middle Fourth Least deprived 20%
Income 27%[4] 35%[4] 15%[4] 11%[4] 12%[4]
Employment 19%[4] 32%[4] 23%[4] 13%[4] 13%[4]
Education and skills 5%[4] 24%[4] 30%[4] 22%[4] 19%[4]
Health and disability 7%[4] 22%[4] 28%[4] 22%[4] 21%[4]
Crime 17%[4] 28%[4] 26%[4] 15%[4] 14%[4]
Housing and services 21%[4] 34%[4] 25%[4] 15%[4] 6%[4]
Living environment 27%[4] 34%[4] 20%[4] 16%[4] 4%[4]
Children in low-income families 25%[4] 34%[4] 17%[4] 10%[4] 14%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (25)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School 11–18[2]
A8 44 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Ark Blake Academy 11–18[2]
A8 44 2025/26[8]
Coloma Convent Girls' School 11–18[2]
A8 57 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Coombe Wood School 11–18[2]
A8 54 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Harris Academy Beulah Hill 11–19[2]
A8 49 2025/26[8]
Harris Academy Purley 11–19[2]
A8 52 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Harris Academy South Norwood 11–19[2]
A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace 11–18[2]
A8 53 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Harris Federation Post 16 16–19[2]
AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 11–18[2]
A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 16–19[2]
Meridian High School 11–18[2]
A8 30 2025/26[8]
Norbury High School for Girls 11–19[2]
A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Oasis Academy Arena 11–16[2]
A8 39 2025/26[8]
Oasis Academy Coulsdon 11–16[2]
A8 50 2025/26[8]
Oasis Academy Shirley Park 11–19[2]
A8 41 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9] KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Orchard Park High School 11–16[2]
A8 50 2025/26[8]
Riddlesdown Collegiate 11–19[2]
A8 55 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Shirley High School Performing Arts College 11–19[2]
A8 38 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
St Joseph's College 11–18[2]
A8 44 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
St Mary's Catholic High School 11–19[2]
A8 47 2025/26[8]
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy 11–16[2]
A8 47 2025/26[8]
The Quest Academy 11–18[2]
A8 40 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Thomas More Catholic School 11–18[2]
A8 46 2025/26[8]
Woodcote High School 11–19[2]
A8 48 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (87)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Aerodrome Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
All Saints CofE Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Applegarth Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Ark Oval Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Atwood Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Beaumont Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 90% 2024/25[10]
Beulah Infants' School 3–7[2]
Beulah Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Broadmead Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Castle Hill Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Chestnut Park Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Chipstead Valley Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) 4–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Coulsdon CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 85% 2024/25[10]
Courtwood Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Cypress Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
David Livingstone Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Downsview Primary and Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Ecclesbourne Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Elmwood Infant School 3–7[2]
Elmwood Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Fairchildes Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Forest Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Forestdale Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Gonville Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Greenvale Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Gresham Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
Harris Primary Academy Benson 3–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Harris Primary Academy Croydon 3–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 3–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Harris Primary Academy Kenley 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way 4–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Heathfield Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 90% 2024/25[10]
Heavers Farm Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[10]
Howard Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
John Wood School & Nursery 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Kenley Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Kensington Avenue Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Keston Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Krishna Avanti Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 84% 2024/25[10]
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Monks Orchard Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
New Valley Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Norbury Manor Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Oasis Academy Byron 2–11[2]
KS2 89% 2024/25[10]
Oasis Academy Ryelands 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary 3–11[2]
Orchard Way Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Park Hill Infant School 5–7[2]
Park Hill Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Paxton Academy Sports And Science 2–11[2]
KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
Purley Oaks Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Quest Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 2–11[2]
Ridgeway Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Robert Fitzroy Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Rockmount Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Rowdown Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Smitham Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
South Norwood Primary 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
St Chad's Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
St John's CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
St Joseph's RC Infant School 3–7[2]
St Joseph's RC Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Catholic Infant School 3–7[2]
St Peter's Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
The Crescent Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
The Hayes Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
The Minster Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy 2–7[2]
Tudor Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
West Thornton Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Whitehorse Manor Infant School 3–7[2]
Whitehorse Manor Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Winterbourne Boys' Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School 7–11[2]
KS2 89% 2024/25[10]
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School 3–7[2]
Woodcote Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Woodside Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (17)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Al-Khair School 11–16[2]
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 4–11[2]
Al-Khair Secondary Girls 11–16[2]
Aya College (Educational Provision) 10–18[2]
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology 14–19[2]
AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Croydon High School 3–19[2]
AL A- 2024/25[9]
Croydon Metropolitan College 14–35[2]
AL D 2024/25[9]
Cumnor House School 2–13[2]
Cumnor House School 4–11[2]
Elmhurst School Ltd 3–11[2]
Fidelis College 4–19[2]
AL C 2023/24[11]
Laleham Lea School 3–11[2]
Royal Russell School 3–19[2]
AL B 2024/25[9]
St David's School 3–11[2]
The New School 4–18[2]
Trinity School 10–18[2]
AL A 2024/25[9]
Whitgift School 10–18[2]
AL A- 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (20)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Abingdon House School Purley 10–17[2]
Addington Valley Academy 2–19[2]
Aspire Learning 5–11[2]
Beckmead College 14–19[2]
Beckmead Park Academy 5–16[2]
Bensham Manor School 11–19[2]
Chaffinch Brook School 5–16[2]
Harris Aspire Academy 11–18[2]
Oak Bridge School 6–19[2]
Olympus 11–19[2]
Priory School 11–19[2]
Red Gates School 4–11[2]
Rutherford School 3–25[2]
Saffron Valley Collegiate 4–16[2]
Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon 4–19[2]
St Giles School 2–19[2]
St Nicholas School 4–11[2]
Supreme Education AP 11–19[2]
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 14–25[2]
The Write Time 11–18[2]

Nursery schools (5)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Crosfield Nursery School 2–5[2]
Purley Nursery School 2–5[2]
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 2–5[2]
Thornton Heath Nursery School 2–4[2]
Tunstall Nursery School 2–5[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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