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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in CR0, Croydon

11 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central CR0, the nearest being Al-Khair Secondary Girls at 0.6 mi, 3 of them selective, 5 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Al-Khair Secondary Girls 0.6 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Girls
Al-Khair School 0.6 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Trinity School 0.8 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Elmhurst School Ltd 1.0 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Croydon Metropolitan College 1.0 mi 14 to 35 Secondary
Royal Russell School 1.2 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Selective
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 1.3 mi 4 to 11 Primary
Selective
Whitgift School 1.4 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Boys
Aya College (Educational Provision) 1.4 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Cumnor House School 2.2 mi 2 to 13 Primary
Boys
Croydon High School 2.3 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Girls
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Al-Khair Secondary Girls are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

CR0 also holds 67 state primary and 17 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for CR0 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in CR0?

11 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central CR0, Croydon, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in CR0 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in CR0 selective?

3 of the 11 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in CR0?

5 of the 11 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.