Secondary schools in Croydon

There are 24 secondary schools in Croydon, teaching 21,091 pupils. Of the 23 with a score, 7 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 5 do worse.

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

Pupils from low-income families40%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools7 of 23scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards4inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)131 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full5 of 23schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.4one-teacher classes, January census

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Secondary schools (24)

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	Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceAcademy · ages 11-18	1,191	39%	No overall grade 2025	85	80 to 89
2	Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	967	28%	Report card 2026	84	79 to 88
3	Coombe Wood SchoolFree school · ages 11-18 · South Croydon	1,162	31%	Good 2023	80	75 to 85
4	Riddlesdown CollegiateAcademy · ages 11-19 · Purley	2,074	14%	Outstanding 2023	77	71 to 82
5	Harris Invictus Academy CroydonFree school · ages 11-18	963	51%	Outstanding 2023	75	67 to 80
6	Harris Academy PurleyAcademy · ages 11-19 · South Croydon	1,013	39%	Good 2023	72	65 to 79
7	Harris Academy South NorwoodAcademy · ages 11-19	1,008	42%	Good 2022	69	60 to 76
8	St Joseph's CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18	739	39%	Good 2020	64	54 to 72
9	Orchard Park High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	675	40%	Good 2024	60	49 to 69
10	Oasis Academy CoulsdonAcademy · ages 11-16	927	27%	Good 2024	54	44 to 65
11	Norbury High School for GirlsAcademy · ages 11-19 · Thornton Heath	1,082	33%	Good 2022	51	42 to 61
12	Ark Blake AcademyFree school · ages 11-18	759	50%	Good 2023	50	39 to 61
13	Thomas More Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-18 · Purley	599	43%	Not inspected	45	33 to 57
14	Harris Academy Beulah HillAcademy · ages 11-19	1,011	36%	Not inspected	44	33 to 55
15	Oasis Academy Shirley ParkAcademy · ages 11-19	1,017	51%	No overall grade 2024	43	32 to 53
16	Woodcote High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-19 · Coulsdon	1,250	25%	Good 2024	41	31 to 51
17	The Archbishop Lanfranc AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	758	51%	No overall grade 2025	41	31 to 51
18	Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolChurch of England · ages 11-18	833	37%	Report card 2026	35	26 to 47
19	St Mary's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-19	565	34%	Report card 2026	27	19 to 38
20	Meridian High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	535	65%	Good 2023	19	14 to 27
21	Oasis Academy ArenaAcademy · ages 11-16	310	54%	Report card 2026	18	12 to 25
22	Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeAcademy · ages 11-19	800	52%	Good 2022	15	11 to 20
23	The Quest AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · South Croydon	853	38%	Requires improvement 2024	7	5 to 10
	HillcrestMiscellaneous · ages 11-16	–	–	Not inspected	–

Secondary schools by town in Croydon

Coulsdon1 schools Croydon11 schools London6 schools Purley2 schools South Croydon3 schools Thornton Heath1 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Barnet28 schools Southwark21 schools Bromley19 schools Tower Hamlets18 schools Ealing17 schools Wandsworth11 schools Newham21 schools Hillingdon22 schools Enfield21 schools Greenwich16 schools Hackney16 schools Camden10 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.