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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in CR90, Croydon

12 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central CR90, the nearest being Al-Khair School Preparatory School at 0.3 mi, 2 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 0.3 mi 4 to 11 Primary
Selective
Croydon Metropolitan College 1.0 mi 14 to 35 Secondary
Al-Khair School 1.0 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Al-Khair Secondary Girls 1.0 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Girls
Whitgift School 1.4 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Boys
Aya College (Educational Provision) 1.4 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Elmhurst School Ltd 1.4 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Collingwood School 2.0 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Cumnor House School 2.1 mi 2 to 13 Primary
Boys
Laleham Lea School 2.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Catholic
St David's School 2.8 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Church of England
Cumnor House School 2.9 mi 4 to 11 Primary
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

CR90 also holds 68 state primary and 20 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for CR90 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in CR90?

12 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central CR90, 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 CR90 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 CR90 selective?

2 of the 12 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 CR90?

5 of the 12 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.