Primary schools in Croydon

There are 87 primary schools in Croydon, teaching 31,654 pupils. Of the 84 with a score, 41 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 26 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Croydon All schools in Croydon Places within

Pupils from low-income families28%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools41 of 84scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)575 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full21 of 87schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size26.4one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs10schools on the government programme

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Primary schools (87)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Park Hill Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 5-7	270	22%	Outstanding 2023	97	92 to 99
2	Park Hill Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	367	22%	Outstanding 2023	97	95 to 99
3	Rockmount Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	453	19%	No overall grade 2025	97	94 to 99
4	Beaumont Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Purley	222	17%	Not inspected	96	88 to 99
5	Harris Primary Academy Haling ParkAcademy · ages 3-11	414	27%	Outstanding 2023	95	90 to 98
6	Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-11	212	7%	Not inspected	94	83 to 98
7	St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Thornton Heath	447	20%	Outstanding 2023	94	88 to 97
8	Applegarth AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	396	49%	Good 2021	93	87 to 96
9	Heathfield AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	411	33%	Not inspected	92	81 to 97
10	Winterbourne Junior Girls' SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11 · Thornton Heath	260	46%	Good 2024	92	85 to 96
11	Chipstead Valley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Coulsdon	684	7%	Outstanding 2024	91	85 to 95
12	Oasis Academy ByronAcademy · ages 2-11 · Coulsdon	221	19%	Good 2023	91	80 to 96
13	Winterbourne Boys' AcademyAcademy · ages 7-11 · Thornton Heath	201	33%	Good 2022	90	81 to 95
14	Harris Primary Academy CroydonAcademy · ages 3-11	414	35%	Outstanding 2023	90	82 to 94
15	St John's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	418	8%	Report card 2026	89	81 to 94
16	Woodcote Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Coulsdon	871	16%	No overall grade 2025	89	82 to 93
17	Gonville AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Thornton Heath	427	22%	Good 2023	88	79 to 94
18	St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Coulsdon	215	6%	Good 2024	88	76 to 95
19	Margaret Roper Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Purley	212	14%	Good 2023	87	74 to 94
20	St. Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	216	23%	Good 2023	87	77 to 93
21	Gresham Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · South Croydon	237	3%	Good 2023	87	76 to 93
22	West Thornton Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	847	35%	No overall grade 2024	87	79 to 92
23	Greenvale Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · South Croydon	216	7%	Good 2023	87	73 to 94
24	Harris Primary Academy KenleyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Kenley	433	16%	No overall grade 2025	87	76 to 93
25	St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	336	27%	Good 2024	86	74 to 93
26	Harris Primary Academy BensonAcademy · ages 3-11	238	31%	Outstanding 2023	86	70 to 93
27	Fairchildes Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	497	37%	Outstanding 2024	85	74 to 92
28	St Peter's Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · South Croydon	411	18%	Not inspected	82	67 to 91
29	David Livingstone AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Thornton Heath	198	33%	Not inspected	82	58 to 93
30	Oasis Academy RyelandsAcademy · ages 3-11	425	31%	Good 2023	81	67 to 90
31	Harris Primary Academy Purley WayAcademy · ages 4-11	577	35%	Not inspected	79	58 to 90
32	St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	409	12%	Good 2022	76	60 to 87
33	Atwood Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · South Croydon	447	5%	Good 2023	76	60 to 87
34	Paxton Academy Sports And ScienceFree school · ages 2-11 · Thornton Heath	281	43%	Good 2022	74	49 to 88
35	Forestdale Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	405	18%	Good 2022	74	56 to 85
36	Ridgeway Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · South Croydon	626	4%	Good 2024	73	58 to 84
37	Downsview Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	620	20%	Good 2024	72	56 to 84
38	The Hayes Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Kenley	420	6%	Good 2023	71	53 to 84
39	Castle Hill AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	263	67%	Good 2019	71	48 to 85
40	St Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 3-7	193	18%	Good 2022	71	42 to 87
41	The Minster Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	283	38%	No overall grade 2025	68	52 to 80
42	Forest AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	180	60%	Good 2022	64	39 to 83
43	Tudor AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	416	46%	Not inspected	61	41 to 77
44	Aerodrome Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	447	31%	Report card 2025	58	40 to 74
45	Monks Orchard Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	203	39%	Good 2023	58	35 to 77
46	Keston Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Coulsdon	457	13%	Good 2023	56	36 to 73
47	Smitham Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Coulsdon	654	15%	Good 2023	55	36 to 73
48	Cypress Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	681	17%	Good 2019	53	34 to 70
49	St Mark's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	146	30%	Good 2023	51	24 to 78
50	Elmwood Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	464	41%	Good 2023	51	35 to 67
51	Ark Oval Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	593	34%	No overall grade 2025	49	32 to 67
52	Ecclesbourne Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Thornton Heath	417	32%	Good 2023	48	29 to 68
53	Orchard Way Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	204	23%	Not inspected	46	20 to 75
54	Woodside Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	426	34%	Not inspected	42	24 to 63
55	St Joseph's RC Junior SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 7-11 · Select	169	35%	Not inspected	40	20 to 65
56	Robert Fitzroy AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	573	25%	Good 2023	40	24 to 58
57	Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	193	31%	Good 2024	36	18 to 61
58	Courtwood Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	215	31%	Good 2022	35	17 to 60
59	Howard Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	387	35%	Good 2022	32	18 to 52
60	Norbury Manor Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	406	32%	Good 2023	31	17 to 52
61	Purley Oaks Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · South Croydon	642	32%	Good 2019	31	19 to 48
62	Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7 · Thornton Heath	372	27%	Good 2023	30	13 to 58
63	Whitehorse Manor Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11 · Thornton Heath	422	46%	Report card 2026	29	18 to 45
64	New Valley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	191	30%	Good 2023	27	12 to 52
65	South Norwood PrimaryAcademy · ages 4-11	356	39%	Good 2023	24	12 to 44
66	Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)Church of England · ages 4-11 · Purley	397	29%	Good 2022	23	13 to 40
67	Coulsdon CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Old Coulsdon	181	8%	Requires improvement 2023	22	11 to 44
68	Selsdon Primary and Nursery SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · South Croydon	325	25%	No overall grade 2025	22	12 to 38
69	Quest Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Croydon	199	40%	Good 2023	22	10 to 46
70	Broadmead Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	394	49%	Good 2023	21	12 to 39
71	The Crescent Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	318	40%	Good 2024	21	12 to 36
72	Rowdown Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	316	49%	No overall grade 2025	20	11 to 37
73	Whitehorse Manor Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 3-7 · Thornton Heath	356	38%	Good 2024	17	7 to 37
74	Beulah Infants' SchoolAcademy · ages 3-7	197	33%	Good 2023	16	7 to 36
75	John Wood School & NurseryAcademy · ages 4-11	310	30%	Good 2024	14	6 to 30
76	Kensington Avenue Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Thornton Heath	459	23%	Requires improvement 2023	12	6 to 21
77	Kenley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Whyteleafe	143	25%	Requires improvement 2024	11	5 to 25
78	Heavers Farm Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	259	36%	Good 2023	10	6 to 17
79	St Joseph's RC Infant SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-7	154	23%	Good 2024	9	4 to 22
80	All Saints CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	174	57%	No overall grade 2024	7	4 to 15
81	St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Thornton Heath	216	17%	Requires improvement 2024	7	4 to 13
82	Chestnut Park Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	608	32%	Not inspected	6	4 to 12
83	Elmwood Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	357	30%	Good 2024	6	3 to 15
84	Beulah Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11 · Thornton Heath	215	49%	Requires improvement 2024	5	3 to 8
	Oasis Academy Shirley Park PrimaryAcademy · ages 3-11	589	48%	Not inspected	–
	Regina Coeli Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Croydon	369	24%	Good 2024	–
	The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 2-7	211	28%	Not inspected	–

Primary schools by town in Croydon

Coulsdon6 schools Croydon37 schools London13 schools Purley3 schools South Croydon9 schools Thornton Heath13 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

Barnet95 schools Southwark68 schools Bromley76 schools Tower Hamlets67 schools Ealing66 schools Wandsworth58 schools Newham70 schools Hillingdon65 schools Enfield71 schools Greenwich63 schools Hackney50 schools Camden38 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.