Coombe Wood School
0.6 miles1,162 pupils · Attainment 8 52.6 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Independent · All-through · Croydon
Royal Russell Junior School
Independent school · Mixed · 1,296 pupils
Part of Royal Russell School
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Whole-school age range
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1,296 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Hutchinson
- Address
- Coombe Lane, Croydon, CR9 5BX
- Borough
- Croydon
- Telephone
- 02086574433
- DfE reference (URN)
- 101835
- Website
- royalrussell.co.uk
Official records cover the whole school, registered as Royal Russell School. Figures here are for the whole school, not this part alone.
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.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery | £5,184 | £15,552 |
| Reception, Year 1 and Year 2including VAT | £5,702 | £17,106 |
| Years 3 and 4including VAT | £6,984 | £20,952 |
| Years 5 and 6including VAT | £7,268 | £21,804 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The VAT position is shown beside each stage. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Source: royalrussell.co.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B · 2023/24: BBThis schoolCCroydonB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 39.9 · 2023/24: 40.839.2This school30.9Croydon35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 41 · 2023/24: 41.139.5This school31Croydon35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 32% · 2023/24: 20%17%This school9%Croydon18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: 0.14-0.15This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 123 pupils in the cohort
GCSE figures from the DfE tables are not shown for independent schools: many of the qualifications they enter, such as IGCSEs, are not counted there.
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 22.3%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0.3%
- Girls / boys
- 41% / 59%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
The Quest Academy
0.8 miles853 pupils · Attainment 8 37.5 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
0.8 miles325 pupils · KS2 expected standard 61% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)