Laleham Lea School
Laleham Lea School is an independent school in Purley for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 111 pupils and room for 172.
29 Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3JJ020 8660 3351lalehamlea.co.ukMrs Maria Reece education directorAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Croydon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 111 | 127 | 147 | 138 | 137 | 116 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The John Fisher School | Roman Catholic | 190 m | 1,116 | Good 2023 | 81 | Compare |
| Cumnor House School | Independent | 750 m | 131 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 860 m | 212 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| Thomas More Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 860 m | 599 | Not inspected | 45 | Compare |
| Wallington Primary Academy | Academy | 940 m | 155 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| St David's School | Independent | 960 m | 139 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Wallington High School for Girls | Academy (grammar) | 0.8 miles | 1,548 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| Foresters Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Laleham Lea School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Laleham Lea School yet.
How many pupils does Laleham Lea School have?
111 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 172 places, so it is 65% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 29 Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3JJ
- Telephone
- 020 8660 3351
- Website
- www.lalehamlea.co.uk
- Education Director
- Mrs Maria Reece
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward
- Purley & Woodcote
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1977
- URN
- 101834 · LAESTAB 3066008 · UKPRN 10077613
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.