Best Secondary Schools in Croydon

We checked all 34 secondary schools in Croydon and list every one: 23 ranked, then 11 without a rank.

Schools checked: 34
Ranked: 23
Without a rank: 11

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Croydon. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Croydon also has 93 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Croydon. Secondary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked secondary schools in Croydon

Rank 1
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Academy, 1,191 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
52.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.1%
Rank 2
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Academy, 2,074 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
50.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
55%
Rank 3
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
Other, 1,445 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
50.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.3%
Rank 4
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Academy, 967 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
57.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
62.4%
Rank 5
Coombe Wood School
Free school, 1,162 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.4%
Rank 6
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Free school, 963 pupils, inspected September 2016
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
45.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.5%
Rank 7
Harris Academy Purley
Academy, 1,013 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.5%
Rank 8
Ark Blake Academy
Free school, 759 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.6%
Rank 9
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Academy, 927 pupils, inspected March 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.6%
Rank 10
Harris Academy South Norwood
Academy, 1,008 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.5%
Rank 11
Woodcote High School
Academy, 1,250 pupils, inspected January 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.3%
Rank 12
Norbury High School for Girls
Academy, 1,082 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.7%
Rank 13
Orchard Park High School
Academy, 675 pupils, inspected September 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.7%
Rank 14
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Local authority maintained, 833 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
45.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.7%
Rank 15
St Joseph's College
Academy, 739 pupils, inspected February 2020
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.2%
Rank 16
Thomas More Catholic School
Local authority maintained, 599 pupils, inspected April 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.1%
Rank 17
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Academy, 1,017 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
42.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.3%
Rank 18
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Academy, 758 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
39.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
31.5%
Rank 19
Oasis Academy Arena
Academy, 310 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
Attainment 8
37.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.8%
Rank 20
Meridian High School
Academy, 535 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
34.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
30.2%
Rank 21
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Academy, 800 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.3%
Rank 22
St Mary's Catholic High School
Local authority maintained, 565 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
36.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
22.9%
Rank 23
The Quest Academy
Academy, 853 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
37.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
23%

Secondary schools in Croydon without a rank

Al-Khair School
Independent, Selective, 91 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
35.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
36.1%
Al-Khair Secondary Girls
Independent, 91 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.4%
Aya College (Educational Provision)
Independent, 0 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Croydon High School
Independent, 773 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
23.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Croydon Metropolitan College
Independent, 5 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
13.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
10.5%
Fidelis College
Independent, 411 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
50.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.6%
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
Academy, 1,011 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
44.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.7%
Royal Russell School
Independent, Selective, 1,296 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
20.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
The New School
Independent, 97 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Trinity School
Independent, 1,047 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
16.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Whitgift School
Independent, 1,515 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
13.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%