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Schools in Croydon

Croydon has 155 schools on Deep Teaching: 79 state primary schools, 23 state secondary schools, 28 independent schools and 19 special schools.

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Schools

155 schools · showing 97 to 120

Orchard Way Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 4 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

204 pupils · KS2 expected standard 67% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Park Hill Infant School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 5 to 7 · Mixed · Croydon

270 pupils

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Park Hill Junior School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 7 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

367 pupils · KS2 expected standard 82% (2024/25)

Paxton Academy Sports And Science

State-funded · Primary · Ages 2 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

281 pupils · KS2 expected standard 87% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Priory School

State-funded · Special school · Ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · Croydon

140 pupils

Purley Oaks Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

642 pupils · KS2 expected standard 60% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

The Quest Academy

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Croydon

853 pupils · Attainment 8 37.5 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Quest Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

199 pupils · KS2 expected standard 44% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Red Gates School

State-funded · Special school · Ages 4 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

160 pupils

Riddlesdown Collegiate

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · Croydon

2,074 pupils · Attainment 8 50.7 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Ridgeway Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

626 pupils · KS2 expected standard 70% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Robert Fitzroy Academy

State-funded · Primary · Ages 4 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

573 pupils · KS2 expected standard 64% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Rockmount Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

453 pupils · KS2 expected standard 82% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Rowdown Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

316 pupils · KS2 expected standard 53% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Royal Russell School

Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19 · Mixed · Croydon

1,296 pupils · A level average B (2024/25) · £5,702 to £9,648 a term (2026-27)

Royal Russell Junior School

Independent · All-through · Mixed · Croydon

1,296 pupils · A level average B (2024/25) · £5,184 to £7,268 a term (2026-27)

Rutherford School

Independent · Special school · Ages 3 and over · Mixed · Croydon

33 pupils

Selsdon Primary and Nursery School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

325 pupils · KS2 expected standard 61% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Smitham Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Croydon

654 pupils · KS2 expected standard 62% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Offer-day figures

For Reception places (September 2026 entry), 89.6% of Croydon applicants were offered their first preference and 99.2% were offered one of their preferences, from 4,082 applications.

For Year 7 places (September 2026 entry), 71.2% of Croydon applicants were offered their first preference and 95.3% were offered one of their preferences, from 4,184 applications.

Borough-wide figures for the last round. They describe what happened across the borough; they are not a forecast for any one school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

State school dates for September 2027 entry

  1. 31 Oct 2026Saturday
    Applications close · Year 7

    national date (GOV.UK)

    Closes in 21 days
  2. 15 Jan 2027Friday
    Applications close · Reception

    national date (GOV.UK)

    Open
  3. 1 Mar 2027Monday
    National offer day · Year 7

    national date (GOV.UK)

    Upcoming
  4. 16 Apr 2027Friday
    National offer day · Reception

    national date (GOV.UK)

    Upcoming

Checked 9 October 2026. Independent schools set their own dates; see each school's page or every 2027 deadline in Croydon.

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