Side by side
Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon and Rutherford 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
- Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon takes ages 4 to 19; Rutherford School takes ages 3 to 25.
- Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon has 144 pupils; Rutherford School has 33.
- The two schools are 1.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon | Rutherford School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent special school DfE register | Independent special school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 19 DfE register | 3 to 25 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 144 DfE register | 33 DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Not published | Ofsted graded inspection, 23 September 2025: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | Not published | 0% 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.