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 School
Independent school · Ages 3 to 19 · Mixed · 1,296 pupils
Also on Deep Teaching: Royal Russell Junior School
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 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
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Schools whose leavers came here
This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Dulwich Prep & Senior, Dulwich Prep London, Homefield Preparatory School, Hornsby House School, Rosemead Prep, The Fulham Prep School, The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten.
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 | £5,702 | £17,106 |
| Years 3 and 4 | £6,984 | £20,952 |
| Years 5 and 6 | £7,268 | £21,804 |
| Day Pupil Year 7 to 13 | £9,648 | £28,944 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The school's page gives these fees including VAT. 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)