Schools in South Croydon
South Croydon and the Purley area sit within the London Borough of Croydon and are served by 18 schools: 9 primaries and 3 secondaries including Harris Academy Purley, The Quest Academy, and Coombe Wood School. The London Borough of Croydon co-ordinates admissions as part of the pan-London process, with secondary preferences due by 31 October each year.
Six of South Croydon's schools hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating - the highest concentration of well-rated schools in the Croydon cluster - which drives strong demand. Three primaries are currently at or above their published admission number, with one school carrying a religious character. Address is particularly significant at high-demand primaries in the Purley Oaks and Selsdon neighbourhoods, where last-offered distances can fall inside 0.6 miles in competitive years.
School demand in South Croydon
Across the 17 schools in South Croydon with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
1 school in South Croydon has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
6 of the schools in South Croydon are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Croydon, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in South Croydon have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in South Croydon (9)
Purley Oaks Primary School
Primary · Community school
South Croydon · CR2 0PR
Gresham Primary School
Primary · Community school
South Croydon · CR2 9EA
Greenvale Primary School
Primary · Community school
South Croydon · CR2 8PR
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Foundation school
South Croydon · CR2 8LQ
Ridgeway Primary School
Primary · Community school
South Croydon · CR2 0EQ
Atwood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
South Croydon · CR2 9EE
St Peter's Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
South Croydon · CR2 7AR
Quest Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
South Croydon · CR2 8HD
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
South Croydon · CR2 6DF
Secondary Schools in South Croydon (3)
Harris Academy Purley
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
South Croydon · CR2 6DT
The Quest Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
South Croydon · CR2 8HD
Coombe Wood School
Secondary · Free schools
South Croydon · CR2 7HY
Other Schools in South Croydon (6)
Cumnor House School
Not applicable · Other independent school
South Croydon · CR2 6DA
Rutherford School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
South Croydon · CR2 7HZ
Croydon High School
Not applicable · Other independent school
South Croydon · CR2 8YB
St Giles School
Not applicable · Community special school
South Croydon · CR2 6DF
Red Gates School
Not applicable · Community special school
South Croydon · CR2 8HD
Olympus
Not applicable · Other independent special school
South Croydon · CR2 9LQ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in South Croydon are set by Croydon and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.