1
Fairchildes Primary School
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 0AH
1
18 Mar 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Croydon
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Croydon. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
34
Outstanding
11
Good
23
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 32% · G: 68% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Park Hill Infant School
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 5NS
1
14 Dec 2023
3
Beddington Park Academy
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 4UL
1
19 Nov 2023
4
Harris Primary Academy Croydon
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 3JT
1
8 Nov 2023
5
Harris Primary Academy Benson
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 8RQ
1
20 Jul 2023
6
Park Hill Junior School
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 5NS
1
28 Jun 2023
7
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 4FE
1
17 Sep 2019
8
Chestnut Park Primary School
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 2UR
1
23 Jul 2018
9
Heathfield Academy
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 1EQ
1
4 Jul 2018
10
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park
Croydon • Surrey • CR2 6HS
1
28 Jun 2017
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St John's CofE Primary School 1 • Feb 2016
- The Crescent Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School 2 • Apr 2024
- Broadmead Primary School 2 • Dec 2023
- Monks Orchard Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- St Mary's Catholic Infant School 2 • Nov 2022
- Forest Academy 2 • Mar 2022
- Applegarth Academy 2 • Jan 2022
- Castle Hill Academy 2 • Jan 2020
- Rowdown Primary School 2 • Nov 2019