How far Croydon schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Croydon publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 21 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
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The tightest is Rockmount Primary School at 0.31 miles in 2026/27; the most far-reaching, Harris Primary Academy Haling Park, admitted from 3.02 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockmount Primary School London | No current grade | 0.31 mi | 2026/27 | 91% |
| Cypress Primary School London | Good | 0.36 mi | 2026/27 | 106% |
| Chestnut Park Primary School Croydon | No current grade | 0.39 mi | 2026/27 | 97% |
| Beaumont Primary School Purley | No current grade | 0.42 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Oasis Academy Ryelands London | No current grade | 0.43 mi | 2026/27 | 101% |
| David Livingstone Academy Thornton Heath | No current grade | 0.46 mi | 2026/27 | 94% |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Coulsdon | Outstanding | 0.48 mi | 2026/27 | 109% |
| Heathfield Academy Croydon | No current grade | 0.49 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Park Hill Infant School Croydon | Outstanding | 0.49 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Greenvale Primary School South Croydon | No current grade | 0.53 mi | 2026/27 | 99% |
| St Peter's Primary School South Croydon | No current grade | 0.6 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Downsview Primary and Nursery School London | No current grade | 0.83 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Harris Primary Academy Croydon | Outstanding | 0.86 mi | 2026/27 | 87% |
| Harris Primary Academy Benson Croydon | Outstanding | 0.89 mi | 2026/27 | 57% |
| Keston Primary School Coulsdon | No current grade | 0.95 mi | 2026/27 | 109% |
| The Hayes Primary School Kenley | Good | 1.08 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Smitham Primary School Coulsdon | No current grade | 1.41 mi | 2026/27 | 99% |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley | No current grade | 1.44 mi | 2026/27 | 96% |
| Gresham Primary School South Croydon | Good | 1.62 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Atwood Primary School South Croydon | Good | 2.44 mi | 2026/27 | 95% |
| Harris Primary Academy Haling Park Croydon | No current grade | 3.02 mi | 2026/27 | 99% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Croydon measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Croydon. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.