Private schools in Croydon

The 26 independent (private) schools in Croydon, with age ranges, pupil numbers and school details from official DfE records.

Independent schools set their own admissions and fees, so contact each school directly. They're inspected by Ofsted or the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and many don't publish results in DfE's performance tables.

• Abingdon House School Purley Independent, inspected by ISI
• Al-Khair School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
• Al-Khair School Preparatory School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
• Al-Khair Secondary Girls Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
• Aspire Learning Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
• Aya College (Educational Provision) Independent · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2022)
• BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology Independent · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 32% A*/A at A level
• Croydon High School Independent, inspected by ISI · 56% A*/A at A level
• Croydon Metropolitan College Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 3% A*/A at A level
• Cumnor House School Independent, inspected by ISI
• Cumnor House School Independent, inspected by ISI
• Elmhurst School Ltd Independent, inspected by ISI
• Fidelis College Independent, inspected by ISI · 5% A*/A at A level
• Laleham Lea School Independent, inspected by ISI
• Maypole School - Melville Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
• Oak Bridge School Independent
• Olympus Independent · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024)
• Royal Russell School Independent, inspected by ISI · 34% A*/A at A level
• Rutherford School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)
• Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
• St David's School Independent, inspected by ISI
• Supreme Education AP Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: safeguarding not met; 6 urgent improvement
• The New School Independent, inspected by ISI
• The Write Time Independent · Ofsted: Good (2023)
• Trinity School Independent, inspected by ISI · 76% A*/A at A level
• Whitgift School Independent, inspected by ISI · 59% A*/A at A level

Page updated 26 September 2026.