1
Chipstead Valley Primary School
Coulsdon • Surrey • CR5 3BW
1
20 Jun 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Croydon
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority 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
86
Outstanding
18
Good
60
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 22% · G: 72% · RI: 6% · I: 0%
2
Fairchildes Primary School
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 0AH
1
18 Mar 2024
3
Park Hill Infant School
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 5NS
1
14 Dec 2023
4
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
Thornton Heath • Surrey • CR7 8HJ
1
5 Dec 2023
5
Harris Primary Academy Croydon
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 3JT
1
8 Nov 2023
6
Harris Primary Academy Benson
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 8RQ
1
20 Jul 2023
7
Park Hill Junior School
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 5NS
1
28 Jun 2023
8
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 4FE
1
17 Sep 2019
9
David Livingstone Academy
Thornton Heath • Surrey • CR7 8HX
1
2 Jul 2019
10
Chestnut Park Primary School
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 2UR
1
23 Jul 2018
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 Joseph's RC Junior School 1 • Jul 2018
- Heathfield Academy 1 • Jul 2018
- Beaumont Primary School 1 • Jan 2018
- Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 1 • Jun 2017
- St John's CofE Primary School 1 • Feb 2016
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley 1 • Jul 2015
- Rockmount Primary School 1 • Jun 2015
- Woodcote Primary School 1 • May 2015
- The Crescent Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School 2 • Sep 2024