Fee-paying schools in CR9, Croydon

13 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central CR9, the nearest being Al-Khair School Preparatory School at 0.4 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 School Preparatory School	0.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Croydon Metropolitan College	0.5 mi	14 to 35	Secondary
Al-Khair Secondary Girls	0.5 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls
Al-Khair School	0.5 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective
Elmhurst School Ltd	0.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Whitgift School	1.0 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
Aya College (Educational Provision)	1.3 mi	10 to 18	Secondary
Trinity School	1.6 mi	10 to 18	Secondary
Royal Russell School	1.8 mi	3 to 19	All-through Selective
Cumnor House School	1.8 mi	2 to 13	Primary Boys
Laleham Lea School	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Catholic
St David's School	2.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Church of England
Croydon High School	2.7 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Al-Khair School Preparatory School 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

CR9 also holds 69 state primary and 17 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for CR9 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in CR9?

13 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central CR9, 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 CR9 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 CR9 selective?

3 of the 13 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 CR9?

5 of the 13 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.