United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Croydon
Local Authority · London, England · population ~389k · 127 state-funded schools
The signature
How Croydon ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,496/yr
High
Better than 79% of UK LAs
House price
£425,000
Very expensive
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,560/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,600/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Crime
80.6/1k
High
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.5
High
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Schools
91.9%
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
125 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
114 of 124 (91.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
127 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 127 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riddlesdown Collegiate | Secondary | 2,067 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oasis Academy Shirley Park | Secondary | 1,659 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology | Secondary | 1,447 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodcote High School | Secondary | 1,273 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Norbury High School for Girls | Secondary | 1,173 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace | Secondary | 1,162 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Coombe Wood School | Secondary | 1,136 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harris Academy Beulah Hill | Secondary | 1,029 | — | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harris Academy Purley | Secondary | 1,022 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harris Academy South Norwood | Secondary | 1,018 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon | Secondary | 980 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oasis Academy Coulsdon | Secondary | 934 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Coloma Convent Girls' School Grade inherited from previous URN 101823 | Secondary | 924 | Requires Improvement2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Thornton Primary School | Primary | 910 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Quest Academy | Secondary | 903 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodcote Primary School | Primary | 858 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's College | Secondary | 807 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shirley High School Performing Arts College | Secondary | 785 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School | Secondary | 784 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ark Blake Academy | Secondary | 782 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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