Side by side
Croydon High Junior GDST and Royal Russell School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Croydon High Junior GDST is a girls' school; Royal Russell School takes boys and girls.
- Croydon High Junior GDST has 773 pupils; Royal Russell School has 1,296.
- Published day fees start at £4,419 a term at Croydon High Junior GDST and £5,702 at Royal Russell School.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Croydon High Junior GDST (19 October 2026) but none for Royal Russell School.
- The two schools are 1.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Croydon High Junior GDST | Royal Russell School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 19 DfE register | 3 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Girls DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 773 DfE register | 1,296 DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | Yes DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 19 October 2026 (closes in 9 days) school or council page | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £4,419 to £6,737 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £5,702 to £9,648 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Results | ||
| A level: average grade | A- (2024/25) DfE | B (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 45.4 (2024/25) DfE | 39.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 10.8% school census 2024/25 | 22.3% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.