Schools in Croydon
127 state-funded schools, 57,193 pupils. 91.9% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 2 schools are awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Croydon?
Croydon has 127 state-funded schools teaching 57,193 pupils. 87 primary, 24 secondary, 9 special.
What percentage of schools in Croydon are Good or Outstanding?
91.9% of the 124 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Croydon are rated Good or Outstanding: 25 Outstanding and 89 Good. 10 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Croydon are rated Outstanding?
25 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Croydon: Riddlesdown Collegiate, Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, Harris Invictus Academy Croydon, Chipstead Valley Primary School, Chestnut Park Primary School, Harris Primary Academy Purley Way, and 19 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Riddlesdown CollegiateSecondary2,067Outstanding 2023
- Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceSecondary1,162Outstanding 2025
- Harris Invictus Academy CroydonSecondary980Outstanding 2023
- Chipstead Valley Primary SchoolPrimary674Outstanding 2024
- Chestnut Park Primary SchoolPrimary599Outstanding 2018
- Harris Primary Academy Purley WayPrimary547Outstanding 2019
- Fairchildes Primary SchoolPrimary486Outstanding 2024
- Rockmount Primary SchoolPrimary449Outstanding 2025
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary448Outstanding 2023
- Harris Primary Academy KenleyPrimary430Outstanding 2025
- Harris Primary Academy Haling ParkPrimary423Outstanding 2023
- St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary419Outstanding 2021
- Heathfield AcademyPrimary416Outstanding 2018
- Harris Primary Academy CroydonPrimary406Outstanding 2023
- Park Hill Junior SchoolPrimary371Outstanding 2023
- Park Hill Infant SchoolPrimary268Outstanding 2023
- Bensham Manor SchoolSpecial242Outstanding 2024
- Harris Primary Academy BensonPrimary238Outstanding 2023
- Beaumont Primary SchoolPrimary212Outstanding 2017
- David Livingstone AcademyPrimary196Outstanding 2019
- St Joseph's RC Junior SchoolPrimary194Outstanding 2018
- Beckmead Park AcademySpecial120Outstanding 2023
- Purley Nursery SchoolNursery85Outstanding 2023
- Tunstall Nursery SchoolNursery80Outstanding 2016
- Harris Aspire AcademyAlternative provisionOutstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 87 | 85 | 92.9% |
| Secondary | 24 | 23 | 87% |
| Special | 9 | 9 | 88.9% |
| Nursery | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Croydon
Showing 20 of 127 schools.
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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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