Maypole School - Melville

Special · ages 5-19MixedIndependentSouth Croydon Croydon

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Maypole School - Melville is an independent special school in South Croydon for boys and girls aged 5 to 19.

8 Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY0795 528 6016Kitty Clark headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Places75

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m9212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate91 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average

Typical house price£425,000Croydon

Nearest bus stop340 mLloyd Park Tram Stop, 6 stops within 500 m

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.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Coombe Wood School	Free school	220 m	1,162	Good 2023	80	Compare
Rutherford School	Independent	290 m	33	Not inspected	–	Compare
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School	Church of England	840 m	833	Report card 2026	35	Compare
St Peter's Primary School	Academy	960 m	411	Not inspected	82	Compare
Elmhurst School Ltd	Independent	1000 m	126	Not inspected	–	Compare
Royal Russell School	Independent (grammar)	0.6 miles	1,296	Not inspected	–	Compare
Aspire Learning	Independent	0.7 miles	54	Not inspected	–	Compare
Park Hill Junior School	Academy	0.7 miles	367	Outstanding 2023	97	Compare

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How many pupils does Maypole School - Melville have?

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Contact and details

Address: 8 Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY
Telephone: 0795 528 6016
Headteacher: Kitty Clark
Type of school: Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase: Special school, ages 5-19
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Croydon
Ward: South Croydon
Constituency: Croydon South
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 12 March 2026 (new provision)
URN: 152315 · LAESTAB 3066041

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

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.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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