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Best primary schools in Croydon

77 of 92 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Croydon schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Beaumont Primary School Purley 90.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 2.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Heathfield Academy Croydon 90.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.18 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Oasis Academy Byron Coulsdon hidden gem 89.0% Good declining undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Thornton Heath 89.0% Good — approximate
5 Applegarth Academy Croydon 88.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 David Livingstone Academy Thornton Heath 88.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Paxton Academy Sports And Science Thornton Heath 87.0% Good improving about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Gresham Primary School South Croydon 86.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Coulsdon CofE Primary School Old Coulsdon 85.0% Requires improvement declining about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Krishna Avanti Primary School Croydon 84.0% Good about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Kenley Primary School Whyteleafe 82.0% Requires improvement about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Park Hill Junior School Croydon 82.0% Outstanding — approximate
13 Rockmount Primary School London 82.0% Not judged improving oversubscribed 1.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Downsview Primary and Nursery School London 81.0% Good about even 1.01 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 St John's CofE Primary School Croydon 81.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 Gonville Academy Thornton Heath 80.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 Winterbourne Boys' Academy Thornton Heath 80.0% Good — approximate
18 Harris Primary Academy Croydon Croydon 79.0% Outstanding about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 Harris Primary Academy Haling Park Croydon 79.0% Outstanding about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Harris Primary Academy Purley Way Croydon hidden gem 79.0% Outstanding undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 St Chad's Catholic Primary School London 78.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School London 78.0% Good oversubscribed 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Coulsdon 77.0% Good oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 St Peter's Primary School South Croydon 77.0% Good about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 St. Mary's Catholic Junior School Croydon 77.0% Good — approximate
26 Woodside Primary School Croydon hidden gem 77.0% Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Atwood Primary School South Croydon 76.0% Good about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 Ecclesbourne Primary School Thornton Heath 75.0% Good improving about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 Greenvale Primary School South Croydon 75.0% Good declining oversubscribed 1.21 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
30 The Hayes Primary School Kenley 75.0% Good oversubscribed 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 Harris Primary Academy Benson Croydon 74.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
32 West Thornton Primary School Croydon 74.0% Not judged about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
33 Forest Academy Croydon 73.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 Monks Orchard Primary School Croydon 73.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 Oasis Academy Ryelands London 73.0% Good about even 1.09 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 Tudor Academy Croydon 73.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
37 Harris Primary Academy Kenley Kenley 72.0% Not judged about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 Howard Primary School Croydon hidden gem 71.0% Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Thornton Heath 71.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
40 Fairchildes Primary School Croydon hidden gem 70.0% Outstanding about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Purley 70.0% Good about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 Ridgeway Primary School South Croydon 70.0% Good declining about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 The Minster Junior School Croydon 70.0% Not judged — approximate
44 Woodcote Primary School Coulsdon 70.0% Not judged undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
45 Forestdale Primary School Croydon 69.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 Whitehorse Manor Junior School Thornton Heath 69.0% Good — approximate
47 Chipstead Valley Primary School Coulsdon 67.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.36 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
48 Courtwood Primary School Croydon 67.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
49 Orchard Way Primary School Croydon 67.0% Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
50 St Joseph's RC Junior School Select 67.0% Outstanding improving — approximate
51 Aerodrome Primary Academy Croydon 66.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
52 Ark Oval Primary Academy Croydon 66.0% Not judged undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
53 Elmwood Junior School Croydon 66.0% Good declining — approximate
54 Kensington Avenue Primary School Thornton Heath 64.0% Requires improvement undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
55 Robert Fitzroy Academy Croydon hidden gem 64.0% Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
56 Broadmead Primary School Croydon hidden gem 63.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
57 South Norwood Primary London hidden gem 63.0% Good undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
58 Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Purley 62.0% Good about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
59 Keston Primary School Coulsdon 62.0% Good about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
60 Smitham Primary School Coulsdon 62.0% Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
61 Selsdon Primary and Nursery School South Croydon 61.0% Not judged improving about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
62 Purley Oaks Primary School South Croydon 60.0% Good improving about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
63 Beulah Junior School Thornton Heath 59.0% Requires improvement declining — approximate
64 Castle Hill Academy Croydon 58.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
65 Cypress Primary School London 57.0% Good oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
66 John Wood School & Nursery Croydon 56.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
67 New Valley Primary School hidden gem 56.0% Good undersubscribed 0.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
68 St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy London 56.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
69 Norbury Manor Primary School London 55.0% Good improving about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
70 The Crescent Primary School Croydon hidden gem 55.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
71 Rowdown Primary School Croydon 53.0% Not judged improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
72 Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School Croydon 52.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
73 St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Thornton Heath 51.0% Requires improvement declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
74 Heavers Farm Primary School London 48.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
75 Chestnut Park Primary School Croydon 44.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
76 Quest Primary School South Croydon 44.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
77 All Saints CofE Primary School London 43.0% Not judged improving undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Croydon

15 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Croydon, not a fairer one.

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