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Fee-paying schools in SE25, Croydon

14 within 3 miles of the district's centre, nearest first. Age ranges are each school's own statutory range, which is what decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Aya College (Educational Provision) 0.7 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Al-Khair School 1.4 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Al-Khair Secondary Girls 1.4 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Girls
Trinity School 1.7 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
The New School 1.8 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Fidelis College 1.8 mi 4 to 19 All-through
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 1.9 mi 4 to 11 Primary
Selective
Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST 2.0 mi 4 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Croydon Metropolitan College 2.4 mi 14 to 35 Secondary
Elmhurst School Ltd 2.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Dulwich Prep & Senior 2.5 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Boys
Selective
Royal Russell School 2.8 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Selective
Whitgift School 2.8 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Boys
Dulwich College 3.0 mi All-through
None of these carries an Ofsted grade, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. A missing rating here means we cannot see one, never that the school was judged poorly. Fees are not published as open data either, so they are not shown.

The state schools alongside them

The same area holds 81 state primary and 23 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for SE25 →

Checking a specific address

Distance from a school is measured to a front door, not to a district's centre. Put a postcode in and the report works out the real distance to each school, alongside flood risk, sold prices, crime and the rest.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE25?

14 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE25, 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 SE25 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 SE25 selective?

5 of the 14 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 SE25?

5 of the 14 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.