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Croydon · London · England

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Grouped by sector and ordered from the postcode point. Distance does not show catchment or eligibility.

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10 nearby

Funded by the state and free to attend. Places are decided by the admission authority, not by distance alone.

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509 m0.3 mi straight-lineReport card14 April 2026

Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Selborne Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5JQ

Phase
Secondary
Ages
11–18
Type
Voluntary aided school
Admissions
Non-selective
Sector
State-funded
Character
Church of England
Ofsted evidenceView details
Report card · inspected 14 April 2026
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
02
736 m0.5 mi straight-lineOfsted 1Outstanding

Tunstall Nursery School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Tunstall Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6TY

Phase
Nursery
Ages
2–5
Type
Local authority nursery school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: OutstandingGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 7 May 2025: Standards maintained
03
834 m0.5 mi straight-lineOfsted 1Outstanding

Park Hill Infant School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Stanhope Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5NS

Phase
Primary
Ages
5–7
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: OutstandingGraded inspection 8 November 2023 · published 14 December 2023 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
04
856 m0.5 mi straight-lineOfsted 1Outstanding

Park Hill Junior School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Stanhope Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5NS

Phase
Primary
Ages
7–11
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: OutstandingGraded inspection 4 May 2023 · published 28 June 2023 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 15 January 2020: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
05
972 m0.6 mi straight-lineUngradedSchool remains Good

Ark Oval Primary Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

98 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6BA

Phase
Primary
Ages
4–11
Type
Academy sponsor led
Admissions
Non-selective
Sector
State-funded
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Graded inspection · overall effectiveness not judgedInspected 17 June 2025. Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade in September 2024.Ungraded inspection 5 March 2020: School remains Good
07
1,129 m0.7 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Coombe Wood School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

30 Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY

Phase
Secondary
Ages
11–18
Type
Free schools
Admissions
Not recorded
Sector
State-funded
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 17 January 2023 · published 1 March 2023 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
08
1,241 m0.8 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

John Wood School & Nursery

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Dartnell Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6JA

Phase
Primary
Ages
4–11
Type
Academy sponsor led
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Good. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 17 July 2024: School remains Good
10
1,271 m0.8 mi straight-line

Croydon College

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Fairfield Campus, College Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1DX

Phase
16 plus
Ages
16–99
Type
Further education
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceNo published outcome
No inspection outcome published for this URNThe Ofsted snapshot covers state-funded schools. Independent schools, colleges and new URNs can be absent.
11
1,309 m0.8 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Woodside Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Morland Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6NF

Phase
Primary
Ages
2–11
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 2 April 2025: Standards maintained
12
1,414 m0.9 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

St Mary's Catholic Infant School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Bedford Park, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2AQ

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–7
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Roman Catholic
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 4 October 2022 · published 27 November 2022 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.

Independent (private)

2 nearby

Fee-paying. Most are inspected by Ofsted or an approved inspectorate, and many hold no published overall grade.

06
1,036 m0.6 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Al-Khair School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

109-117 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6BE

Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11–16
Type
Other independent school
Admissions
Selective
Sector
Independent
Character
Selective
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
09
1,252 m0.8 mi straight-line

Trinity School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Shirley Park, Croydon, CR9 7AT

Phase
Not applicable
Ages
10–18
Type
Other independent school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
Independent
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceNo published outcome
No inspection outcome published for this URNThe Ofsted snapshot covers state-funded schools. Independent schools, colleges and new URNs can be absent.

Distance boundary Straight-line from the postcode point, not a walking or driving route.

Admissions boundary Nearby does not mean in-catchment, eligible, available or preferred.

Inspection boundary Ofsted records are dated publications, not a current quality guarantee. Previous-framework overall grades remain labelled separately.

Source date GIAS 6 September 2026 · Ofsted 31 July 2026.

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