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16 open schools in South Croydon, Croydon · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Croydon schools · grammar schools in South Croydon

South Croydon has 16 state schools: 9 primary, 3 secondary, part of Croydon's wider catchment. 14 have a published Ofsted rating, and 11 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

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Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Harris Academy Purley Good · ×0.61 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Purley Oaks Primary School Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Atwood Primary School Good · ×0.9 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Ridgeway Primary School Good · ×0.9 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Gresham Primary School Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Quest Primary School Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Croydon

Primary schools: Confirmed full criteria order (EHCP, looked-after, linked-infant/siblings, then pure distance) has no catchment-area step. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Atwood Primary School South Croydon · Good Coombe Wood School South Croydon · Good Croydon High School South Croydon Cumnor House School South Croydon Greenvale Primary School South Croydon · Good Gresham Primary School South Croydon · Good Harris Academy Purley South Croydon · Good Purley Oaks Primary School South Croydon · Good Quest Primary School South Croydon · Good Red Gates School South Croydon · Not judged Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School South Croydon · Good Ridgeway Primary School South Croydon · Good Selsdon Primary and Nursery School South Croydon · Not judged St Giles School South Croydon · Good St Peter's Primary School South Croydon · Good The Quest Academy South Croydon · Requires improvement

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 31 October 2027
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 15 January 2028
Sept 2028 Offer day 1 March 2028
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 17 April 2028
Sept 2027 Application deadline 31 October 2026
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 15 January 2027
Sept 2027 Offer day 1 March 2027
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 16 April 2027
Sept 2026 Application deadline 31 October 2025 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 15 January 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2 March 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 16 April 2026 (passed)

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