Schools in Thornton Heath
Thornton Heath has 17 schools — 13 primaries and 1 secondary — within the London Borough of Croydon. Ten of the 17 schools operate as academies, and 2 have received an 'Outstanding' Ofsted judgment. Two schools have a faith character. Croydon co-ordinates all admissions through the London co-ordinated admissions process with national offer day in April.
The main secondary serving Thornton Heath is Norbury High School for Girls, a specialist girls' academy. Boys in the area are typically directed to mixed secondaries in neighbouring CR7 and SE25 postcodes — Croydon's school planning boundary means some Thornton Heath families fall within catchment of schools in neighbouring boroughs. Given London's cross-borough admissions flexibility, families are advised to consider schools in Lambeth and Merton alongside Croydon-maintained alternatives when submitting preferences.
School demand in Thornton Heath
Across the 16 schools in Thornton Heath with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 80%. 2 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.
2 schools in Thornton Heath have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Thornton Heath 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.
11 of the schools in Thornton Heath have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Thornton Heath: 2 oversubscribed (13)
Beulah Junior School
Primary · Community school
Thornton Heath · CR7 8JF
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
Primary · Community school
Thornton Heath · CR7 7QT
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School
Primary · Community school
Thornton Heath · CR7 7QT
Whitehorse Manor Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Thornton Heath · CR7 8SB
Whitehorse Manor Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Thornton Heath · CR7 8SB
Ecclesbourne Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Thornton Heath · CR7 7FA
Gonville Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Thornton Heath · CR7 6DL
David Livingstone Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Thornton Heath · CR7 8HX
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Thornton Heath · CR7 8HJ
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Thornton Heath · CR7 8DZ
Winterbourne Boys' Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Thornton Heath · CR7 7QT
Paxton Academy Sports And Science
Primary · Free schools
Thornton Heath · CR7 6AW
Kensington Avenue Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Thornton Heath · CR7 8BT
Secondary Schools in Thornton Heath (1)
Other Schools in Thornton Heath (3)
Bensham Manor School
Not applicable · Community special school
Thornton Heath · CR7 7BN
Thornton Heath Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Thornton Heath · CR7 8RS
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Thornton Heath · CR7 7AA
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Thornton Heath 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.