London Borough of Croydon schools
All 157 schools in the Croydon area, from the school census. 40 are maintained by London Borough of Croydon and follow its 2026/27 term dates; the rest set their own. Most follow the council anyway, but check with the school before booking anything. The council’s breaks on their own: Croydon school holidays.
Follows London Borough of Croydon
40 schoolsMaintained by the council, so the council's term dates are these schools' term dates. Each still sets its own INSET days.
- All Saints CofE Primary SchoolLondon · Primary · 3–11 · 174 pupils
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolCroydon · Secondary · 11–18 · 833 pupils
- Beaumont Primary SchoolPurley · Primary · 4–11 · 222 pupils
- Bensham Manor SchoolThornton Heath · 11–19 · 246 pupils
- Beulah Junior SchoolThornton Heath · Primary · 7–11 · 215 pupils
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)Purley · Primary · 4–11 · 397 pupils
- Coulsdon CofE Primary SchoolOld Coulsdon · Primary · 4–11 · 181 pupils
- Crosfield Nursery SchoolLondon · Nursery · 2–5 · 78 pupils
- Downsview Primary and Nursery SchoolLondon · Primary · 3–11 · 620 pupils
- Elmwood Infant SchoolCroydon · Primary · 3–7 · 357 pupils
- Elmwood Junior SchoolCroydon · Primary · 7–11 · 464 pupils
- Forestdale Primary SchoolCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 405 pupils
- Greenvale Primary SchoolSouth Croydon · Primary · 4–11 · 216 pupils
- Gresham Primary SchoolSouth Croydon · Primary · 4–11 · 237 pupils
- Heavers Farm Primary SchoolLondon · Primary · 3–11 · 259 pupils
- Howard Primary SchoolCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 387 pupils
- Margaret Roper Catholic Primary SchoolPurley · Primary · 4–11 · 212 pupils
- Norbury Manor Primary SchoolLondon · Primary · 3–11 · 406 pupils
- Park Hill Infant SchoolCroydon · Primary · 5–7 · 270 pupils
- Priory SchoolLondon · 11–19 · 140 pupils
- Purley Nursery SchoolPurley · Nursery · 2–5 · 87 pupils
- Purley Oaks Primary SchoolSouth Croydon · Primary · 3–11 · 642 pupils
- Red Gates SchoolSouth Croydon · 4–11 · 160 pupils
- Ridgeway Primary SchoolSouth Croydon · Primary · 3–11 · 626 pupils
- Rockmount Primary SchoolLondon · Primary · 3–11 · 453 pupils
- Selhurst Nursery School and Children's CentreLondon · Nursery · 2–5 · 84 pupils
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery SchoolSouth Croydon · Primary · 3–11 · 325 pupils
- Smitham Primary SchoolCoulsdon · Primary · 3–11 · 654 pupils
- St Giles SchoolSouth Croydon · 2–19 · 114 pupils
- St John's CofE Primary SchoolCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 418 pupils
- St Joseph's RC Infant SchoolLondon · Primary · 3–7 · 154 pupils
- St Joseph's RC Junior SchoolSelect · Primary · 7–11 · 169 pupils
- St Mary's Catholic High SchoolCroydon · Secondary · 11–19 · 565 pupils
- St Nicholas SchoolPurley · 4–11 · 273 pupils
- The Hayes Primary SchoolKenley · Primary · 4–11 · 420 pupils
- Thomas More Catholic SchoolPurley · Secondary · 11–18 · 599 pupils
- Thornton Heath Nursery SchoolThornton Heath · Nursery · 2–4 · 96 pupils
- Tunstall Nursery SchoolCroydon · Nursery · 2–5 · 70 pupils
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' SchoolThornton Heath · Primary · 7–11 · 260 pupils
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolThornton Heath · Primary · 3–7 · 372 pupils
Sets its own term dates
117 schoolsAcademies, free schools and independent schools are not bound by the council's calendar. Most follow it closely; none of them have to.
- Abingdon House School PurleyPurley · 10–17 · 72 pupils
- Addington Valley AcademyCroydon · 2–19 · 140 pupils
- Aerodrome Primary AcademyCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 447 pupils
- Al-Khair SchoolCroydon · 11–16 · 91 pupils
- Al-Khair School Preparatory School · 4–11 · 241 pupils
- Al-Khair Secondary Girls · 11–16 · 91 pupils
- Applegarth AcademyCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 396 pupils
- Arise AcademyCroydon · 11–19 · 30 pupils
- Ark Blake AcademyCroydon · Secondary · 11–18 · 759 pupils
- Ark Oval Primary AcademyCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 593 pupils
- Aspire LearningCroydon · 5–11 · 54 pupils
- Atwood Primary SchoolSouth Croydon · Primary · 4–11 · 447 pupils
- Aya College (Educational Provision)London · 10–18
- Beckmead CollegeLondon · 14–19 · 87 pupils
- Beckmead Park AcademyBeckenham · 5–16 · 114 pupils
- Beulah Infants' SchoolLondon · Primary · 3–7 · 197 pupils
- Bright Minds Creative AcademyCroydon · 11–19 · 24 pupils
- BRIT School for Performing Arts and TechnologyCroydon · 14–19 · 1445 pupils
- Broadmead Primary SchoolCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 394 pupils
- Castle Hill AcademyCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 263 pupils
- Chaffinch Brook SchoolCroydon · 5–16 · 98 pupils
- Chestnut Park Primary SchoolCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 608 pupils
- Chipstead Valley Primary SchoolCoulsdon · Primary · 2–11 · 684 pupils
- Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolCroydon · Secondary · 11–18 · 967 pupils
- Coombe Wood SchoolSouth Croydon · Secondary · 11–18 · 1162 pupils
- Courtwood Primary SchoolCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 215 pupils
- Croydon CollegeCroydon · 16 plus · 16–99
- Croydon High SchoolSouth Croydon · 3–19 · 773 pupils
- Croydon Metropolitan CollegeCroydon · 14–35 · 5 pupils
- Cumnor House SchoolSouth Croydon · 2–13 · 310 pupils
- Cumnor House School · 4–11 · 131 pupils
- Cypress Primary SchoolLondon · Primary · 2–11 · 681 pupils
- David Livingstone AcademyThornton Heath · Primary · 4–11 · 198 pupils
- Ecclesbourne Primary SchoolThornton Heath · Primary · 3–11 · 417 pupils
- Elmhurst School Ltd · 3–11 · 126 pupils
- Fairchildes Primary SchoolCroydon · Primary · 2–11 · 497 pupils
- Fidelis CollegeLondon · 4–19 · 411 pupils
- Forest AcademyCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 180 pupils
- Gonville AcademyThornton Heath · Primary · 3–11 · 427 pupils
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 193 pupils
- Harris Academy Beulah HillLondon · Secondary · 11–19 · 1011 pupils
- Harris Academy PurleySouth Croydon · Secondary · 11–19 · 1013 pupils
- Harris Academy South NorwoodLondon · Secondary · 11–19 · 1008 pupils
- Harris Aspire AcademyLondon · 11–18 · 2 pupils
- Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceLondon · Secondary · 11–18 · 1191 pupils
- Harris Federation Post 16Croydon · 16–19
- Harris Invictus Academy CroydonCroydon · Secondary · 11–18 · 963 pupils
- Harris Primary Academy BensonCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 238 pupils
- Harris Primary Academy CroydonCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 414 pupils
- Harris Primary Academy Haling ParkCroydon · Primary · 3–11 · 414 pupils
- Harris Primary Academy KenleyKenley · Primary · 3–11 · 433 pupils
- Harris Primary Academy Purley WayCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 577 pupils
- Harris Professional Skills Sixth FormLondon · 16 plus · 16–19 · 280 pupils
- Heathfield AcademyCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 411 pupils
- HillcrestLondon · 11–16
- John Wood School & NurseryCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 310 pupils
- Kenley Primary SchoolWhyteleafe · Primary · 4–11 · 143 pupils
- Kensington Avenue Primary SchoolThornton Heath · Primary · 4–11 · 459 pupils
- Keston Primary SchoolCoulsdon · Primary · 3–11 · 457 pupils
- Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolCroydon · Primary · 4–11 · 212 pupils
Nearby councils
School names, towns and phases come from the school census. Term dates for London Borough of Croydon are published here, last changed 2026-09-04.