St David's School
St David's School is an independent school in Purley for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 139 pupils and room for 172.
23-25 Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3AL020 8660 0723stdavidsschool.co.ukMrs Sarah Syradd headteacherAll 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 Church of England 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 | 139 | 146 | 147 | 144 | 146 | 151 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 17% | 18% | 12% | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 730 m | 212 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| Thomas More Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 730 m | 599 | Not inspected | 45 | Compare |
| Purley Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 770 m | 87 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Laleham Lea School | Independent | 960 m | 111 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Nicholas School | Council | 1000 m | 273 | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) | Church of England | 0.6 miles | 397 | Good 2022 | 23 | Compare |
| Beaumont Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 222 | Not inspected | 96 | Compare |
| Cumnor House School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 131 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St David's School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St David's School yet.
How many pupils does St David's School have?
139 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 172 places, so it is 81% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 23-25 Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3AL
- Telephone
- 020 8660 0723
- Website
- www.stdavidsschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Syradd
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward
- Purley & Woodcote
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 23 October 1957
- URN
- 101839 · LAESTAB 3066068 · UKPRN 10077612
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.