Schools in Croydon

Croydon has 64 schools including 38 primaries and 11 secondaries, coordinated mainly by Croydon Council with a small number of schools falling under Sutton's admissions remit. At 64% of schools operating as academies, the landscape is fragmented — each academy sets its own oversubscription criteria, so the order of priority (sibling, faith, distance) can differ sharply between schools on the same street.

Three selective schools — requiring a test pass before distance matters — add another layer to secondary applications. Faith provision covers 10 schools, drawing mainly Catholic and Church of England pupils from wider catchments than local community schools. Croydon publishes its secondary co-ordinated offer on National Offer Day (1 March) and the primary outcome on 16 April each year.