Side by side
Croydon Metropolitan College and Whitgift 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 Metropolitan College takes boys and girls; Whitgift School is a boys' school.
- Croydon Metropolitan College takes ages 14 to 35; Whitgift School takes ages 10 to 18.
- Croydon Metropolitan College has 5 pupils; Whitgift School has 1,515.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Croydon Metropolitan College | Whitgift School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 14 to 35 DfE register | 10 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 5 DfE register | 1,515 DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | Yes DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | Not published | £10,470 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 6 February 2024: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Results | ||
| A level: average grade | D (2024/25) DfE | A- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 21 (2024/25) DfE | 47 (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 49.7% 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.