List of schools in Croydon

Cotelands with Park Hill Infants School in the background

The London Borough of Croydon is one of the boroughs in London with the most schools. They include primary schools (95), secondary schools (21) and four further education establishments.^[1] Croydon College has its main building in Croydon, it is a low rise building.^[2] John Ruskin College^[3] is one of the other colleges in the borough, located in Addington and Coulsdon College^[4] in Coulsdon. South Norwood has been the home of Spurgeon's College, a world-famous Baptist theological college, since 1923; Spurgeon's is located on South Norwood Hill and currently has some 1000 students. Winterbourne Junior Boys' and Winterbourne Junior Girls Schools are the only single-sex state primary schools in the United Kingdom. The London Borough of Croydon is the local education authority for the borough. Croydon operates a comprehensive system of education but there are a number of formerly selective schools in the borough; including The John Fisher School and Coloma Convent Girls' School

State-funded schools

Primary schools

The Aerodrome Primary School, Waddon
All Saints CE Junior School, Upper Norwood
All Saints Infant School, Upper Norwood
Applegarth Junior School, New Addington
Applegarth Nursery and Infant School, New Addington
ARK Oval Primary Academy, Addiscombe
Atwood Primary School, Sanderstead
Beaumont Primary School, Purley
Beulah Junior School, Thornton Heath
Beulah Nursery and Infant School, Thornton Heath
Broadmead Junior School, Croydon
Broadmead Nursery and Infant School, Croydon
Castle Hill Primary School, New Addington
Chipstead Valley Primary School, Coulsdon
Christ Church CE Primary School, Purley
Coulsdon CE Primary School, Coulsdon
Courtwood Primary School, Croydon
Cypress Infant School, South Norwood
Cypress Junior School, South Norwood
David Livingstone Academy, Thornton Heath
Davidson Primary School, Croydon
Downsview Primary and Nursery School, Upper Norwood
Ecclesbourne Primary School, Thornton Heath
Elmwood Infant School, Croydon
Elmwood Junior School, Croydon
Fairchildes Primary School, New Addington
Forestdale Primary School, Croydon
Gilbert Scott Primary School, South Croydon
Gonville Primary School, Thornton Heath
Good Shepherd RC Primary School, New Addington
Greenvale Primary School, South Croydon
Gresham Primary School, Sanderstead
Harris Primary Academy Benson, Shirley
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park, South Croydon
Harris Primary Academy Kenley, Kenley
The Hayes School, Kenley
Heavers Farm School, South Norwood
Howard Primary School, Croydon
Kenley Primary School, Whyteleafe
Kensington Avenue Primary School, Thornton Heath
Keston Primary School, Coulsdon
Kingsley Primary School, Croydon
Margaret Roper RC Primary School, Purley
Monks Orchard Primary School, Croydon
Norbury Manor Primary School, Croydon
Oasis Academy Byron, Coulsdon
Oasis Academy Ryelands, South Norwood
Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Ashburton
Orchard Way School, Croydon
Parish Church CE Junior School, Croydon
Parish Church CE Nursery and Infant School, Croydon
Park Hill Infant School, Croydon
Park Hill Junior School, Croydon
Paxton Academy, Thornton Heath
Purley Oaks Primary School, South Croydon
Regina Coeli RC Primary School, South Croydon
Ridgeway Primary School, South Croydon
Rockmount Primary School, Upper Norwood
Rowdown Primary School, New Addington
St Aidan's RC Primary School, Coulsdon
St Chad's RC Primary School, Selhurst
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary School, Thornton Heath
St James The Great RC Primary and Nursery School, Thornton Heath
St John's CE Primary School, Shirley
St Joseph's RC Infant School, Upper Norwood
St Joseph's RC Junior School, Upper Norwood
St Mark's CE Primary School, South Norwood
St Mary's RC Infant School, Croydon
St Mary's RC Junior School, Croydon
St Peter's Primary School, South Croydon
St Thomas Becket RC Primary School, Woodside
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School, South Croydon
Smitham Primary School, Coulsdon
South Norwood Primary School, South Norwood
Spring Park School, Croydon
The Wattenden School, Purley
West Thornton Primary Academy, Croydon
Whitehorse Manor Infant School, Thornton Heath
Whitehorse Manor Junior School, Thornton Heath
Winterbourne Junior Boys' School, Thornton Heath
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School, Thornton Heath
Winterbourne Nursery and Infant School, Thornton Heath
Wolsey Infant School, New Addington
Wolsey Junior School, New Addington
Woodcote Primary School, Coulsdon
Woodside Children's Centre and Infant School, Woodside
Woodside Junior School, Woodside

Secondary schools

Source^[5]

*This school is located in Croydon, but is administered by Sutton

Special and alternative schools

Source^[6]

Beckmead School, Monks Orchard
Bensham Manor School, Thornton Heath
Priory School, South Norwood
Red Gates School, Purley Way
St Giles School, South Croydon
St Nicholas School, Purley

Further education

Independent schools

Primary and preparatory schools

Cumnor House School, South Croydon
Elmhurst School for Boys, South Croydon
Laleham Lea School, Purley
Maple House School, Thornton Heath
Oakwood School, Purley
Reedham Park School, Purley
St David's School, Purley
Virgo Fidelis Preparatory School, Upper Norwood

Senior and all-through schools

Al Khair School, East Croydon
The Cedars School, Croydon
Croydon High School, Selsdon
Croydon Metropolitan College, Croydon
Old Palace School of John Whitgift, Croydon
Royal Russell School, Croydon
Trinity School of John Whitgift, Shirley
Whitgift School, South Croydon

Special and alternative schools

CACFO Education Centre, Thornton Heath
Cressey College, Croydon
Educational Excellence and Wellbeing, Croydon
Kingsdown Secondary School, South Croydon
Rutherford School, South Croydon

Further education

Cambridge Tutors College, South Croydon

References

↑ "London Borough of Croydon: Education and learning". Croydon Council. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
↑ "Croydon College: About the College". Croydon College. 2007. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
↑ "John Ruskin College". John Ruskin College. 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
↑ "Homepage of Coulsdon College". Coulsdon College. 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
↑ List of Secondary schools (London Borough of Croydon) accessed 26 Sep 2007
↑ List of Special schools (London Borough of Croydon) accessed 27 Jul 2008

External links

London Borough of Croydon Council - Education and learning

London Borough of Croydon

Districts	Addington Addiscombe Ashburton Beddington Broad Green Coombe Coulsdon Croydon Crystal Palace Forestdale Hamsey Green Kenley Monks Orchard New Addington Norbury Norwood New Town Old Coulsdon Pollards Hill Purley Roundshaw Russell Hill Sanderstead Selhurst Selsdon Shirley Shirley Oaks South Croydon South Norwood Spring Park Thornton Heath Upper Norwood Upper Shirley Waddon Woodcote Woodside Whyteleafe

Attractions	Addington Palace Croydon Airport Croydon Clocktower (David Lean Cinema Museum of Croydon Croydon Central Library) Croydon Palace Fairfield Halls (Ashcroft Theatre) RAF Kenley Selhurst Park (football stadium) Shirley Windmill Warehouse Theatre

Street markets	Croydon Farmers Market Surrey Street Market

Parks and open spaces	Addington Hills Addington Park Addington Vale Addiscombe Railway Park Addiscombe Recreation Ground Apsley Road Playground Ashburton Park Ashburton Playing Fields Beaulieu Heights Brickfields Meadow Coombe Wood Cotelands Duppas Hill Grangewood Park Great North Wood Heavers Meadow Kenley Common Mitcham Common Norbury Park Park Hill Pollards Hill Purley Downs Queen's Gardens Roundshaw Selsdon Wood South Norwood Country Park South Norwood Lake and Grounds South Norwood Recreation Ground Streatham Vale Park Woodside Green

Constituencies	Croydon South Croydon Central Croydon North

Rail stations and tram stops	Addington Village Addiscombe Ampere Way Arena Beddington Lane Blackhorse Lane Centrale Church Street Coombe Lane Coulsdon South Coulsdon Town East Croydon Fieldway George Street Gravel Hill Harrington Road Kenley King Henry's Drive Lebanon Road Lloyd Park New Addington Norbury Norwood Junction Purley Oaks Purley Reedham Reeves Corner Riddlesdown Sanderstead Sandilands Selhurst South Croydon Therapia Lane (in LB of Sutton) Thornton Heath Waddon Marsh Waddon Wandle Park Wellesley Road West Croydon Woodmansterne Woodside

Art and architecture	Croydon Vision 2020 Grade I and II* listed buildings Public art Tallest buildings and structures

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Schools and colleges in Croydon

Primary	Oasis Academy Shirley Park West Thornton Primary Academy Whitehorse Manor Junior School Winterbourne Junior Boys' School

Secondary	Addington High School Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Archbishop Tenison's School BRIT School Coloma Convent Girls' School Edenham High School Harris Academy Purley Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Harris Academy South Norwood Harris Academy Upper Norwood The John Fisher School Norbury Manor Business & Enterprise College Oasis Academy Coulsdon Oasis Academy Shirley Park The Quest Academy Riddlesdown Collegiate St Andrews CE High School St Joseph's College St Mary's RC High School Shirley High School Thomas More RC School Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School Woodcote High School

Special	Rutherford School St Giles School

Independent	Al Khair school Croydon High School Cumnor House School Elmhurst School for Boys Laleham Lea School Old Palace School Royal Russell School St David's School Trinity School of John Whitgift Whitgift School

Further education	Croydon College Coulsdon Sixth Form College John Ruskin College

Defunct	Commonweal Lodge Croham Hurst School Purley High School for Boys Selhurst High School

Schools in England

East of England	Bedford Cambridgeshire Central Bedfordshire Essex Hertfordshire Luton Norfolk Peterborough Southend-on-Sea Suffolk Thurrock

South East	Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Buckinghamshire East Sussex Hampshire Isle of Wight Kent Medway Milton Keynes Oxfordshire Portsmouth Reading Slough Southampton Surrey West Berkshire West Sussex Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham

South West	Bath and North East Somerset Bournemouth Bristol Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Isles of Scilly North Somerset Plymouth Poole Somerset South Gloucestershire Swindon Torbay Wiltshire

Yorkshire and the Humber	Barnsley Bradford Calderdale Doncaster East Riding of Yorkshire Hull Kirklees Leeds North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Yorkshire Rotherham Sheffield Wakefield York

North East	Darlington Durham Gateshead Hartlepool Middlesbrough North Tyneside Northumberland Newcastle upon Tyne Redcar and Cleveland South Tyneside Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland

North West	Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bolton Bury Cumbria Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Halton Knowsley Lancashire Liverpool Manchester Oldham Rochdale Salford Sefton St Helens Stockport Tameside Trafford Warrington Wigan Wirral

East Midlands	Derby Derbyshire Leicester Leicestershire Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Nottingham Nottinghamshire Rutland

Greater London	Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden City of London Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster

West Midlands	Birmingham Coventry Dudley Herefordshire Sandwell Shropshire Solihull Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Telford and Wrekin Walsall Warwickshire Wolverhampton Worcestershire

See also	Middle Schools Grammars Independent State Boarding Oldest

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