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Secondary schools in Croydon
148 schools, 62,630 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 38.4.
Ofsted across Croydon
Good62
Outstanding13
Requires improvement7
No overall grade66
82 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 66 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Secondary schools in Croydon
Sorted by Attainment 8. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | Croydon | No grade | 57.4 |
| Coombe Wood SchoolFree schools | South Croydon | Good 2023 | 52.6 |
| Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceAcademy sponsor led | London | No grade | 52.3 |
| Riddlesdown CollegiateAcademy converter | Purley | Outstanding 2023 | 50.7 |
| Harris Academy South NorwoodAcademy sponsor led | London | Good 2022 | 48.2 |
| Harris Academy PurleyAcademy sponsor led | South Croydon | Good 2023 | 46.8 |
| Norbury High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Thornton Heath | Good 2022 | 46.4 |
| Woodcote High SchoolAcademy converter | Coulsdon | Good 2024 | 46.1 |
| Ark Blake AcademyFree schools | Croydon | Good 2023 | 45.6 |
| St Joseph's CollegeAcademy converter | London | No grade | 45.5 |
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Croydon | No grade | 45.3 |
| Harris Invictus Academy CroydonFree schools | Croydon | Outstanding 2023 | 45 |
| Oasis Academy CoulsdonAcademy sponsor led | Croydon | Good 2024 | 44.8 |
| Orchard Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Croydon | Good 2024 | 44.8 |
| Harris Academy Beulah HillAcademy converter | London | No grade | 44.4 |
| Oasis Academy Shirley ParkAcademy sponsor led | Croydon | No grade | 42.6 |
| Thomas More Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school | Purley | No grade | 42.1 |
| The Archbishop Lanfranc AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Croydon | No grade | 39.1 |
| Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeAcademy converter | Croydon | Good 2022 | 37.7 |
| Oasis Academy ArenaAcademy sponsor led | London | No grade | 37.6 |
| The Quest AcademyAcademy sponsor led | South Croydon | Requires improvement 2024 | 37.5 |
| St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Croydon | No grade | 36.5 |
| Meridian High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Croydon | Good 2023 | 34.2 |