1,445 pupils · Attainment 8 50.1 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 36 days (15 Nov 2026)
Independent · Senior · Croydon
Aya College (Educational Provision)
Independent school · Ages 10 to 18 · Mixed
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Capacity
- 8
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Head
- Mrs Olivia Osei-Asibey (Interim Head of School)
- Address
- Holly Lodge, 16 Edith Road, London, SE25 5PQ
- Borough
- Croydon
- Telephone
- 02085445102
- DfE reference (URN)
- 148043
- Website
- sankofacare.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 4 May 2022: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Independent School Standards, checked 4 May 2022: Did not meet all standards
Source: Ofsted, Management information - non-association independent schools - as at 31 July 2026: most recent inspections data as at 31 July 2026 · most recent inspections as at 2026-07-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 0%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 0% / 0%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
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Al-Khair School
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