Fee-paying schools in CR7, Croydon

15 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central CR7, the nearest being Aya College (Educational Provision) at 0.8 mi, 6 of them selective, 6 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
Aya College (Educational Provision)	0.8 mi	10 to 18	Secondary
Al-Khair School Preparatory School	1.5 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Al-Khair School	1.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective
Al-Khair Secondary Girls	1.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls
The New School	1.6 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Fidelis College	1.6 mi	4 to 19	All-through
Croydon Metropolitan College	2.3 mi	14 to 35	Secondary
Dulwich Prep & Senior	2.6 mi	2 to 16	All-through Boys Selective
Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST	2.6 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Elmhurst School Ltd	2.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Whitgift School	2.7 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
Rosemead Preparatory School	2.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Streatham & Clapham High School GDST	2.8 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Alleyn's Oakfield	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary Selective
Dulwich College	3.0 mi		All-through

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Aya College (Educational Provision) 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

CR7 also holds 76 state primary and 22 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for CR7 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in CR7?

15 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central CR7, 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 CR7 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 CR7 selective?

6 of the 15 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 CR7?

6 of the 15 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.