Schools in Croydon

100 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Croydon

Primary

Offered their first choice 89.6%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 85.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,082
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 89.6% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 85.0%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,828 places for 4,082 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 71.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 67.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 91.0%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,184
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 71.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 91.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 67.1%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,025 places for 4,184 applications, which is 159 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Croydon lodged 112 appeals about a school place.

66 of them were heard by a panel and 3 succeeded, which is about 5 in every 100 heard.

The other 46 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Thornton Heath	-	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Thornton Heath	1.17	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St John's CofE Primary School Croydon	1.20	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Joseph's RC Infant School London	0.93	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy London	0.93	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Croydon	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Peter's Primary School South Croydon	1.12	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School London	1.15	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Crescent Primary School Croydon	0.81	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Hayes Primary School Kenley	1.15	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy Croydon	0.97	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Tudor Academy Croydon	1.00	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
West Thornton Primary School Croydon	0.95	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Whitehorse Manor Infant School Thornton Heath	0.89	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School Thornton Heath	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Woodcote Primary School Coulsdon	0.82	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Woodside Primary School Croydon	0.80	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

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