Best primary schools in Croydon (2026)

Croydon has 78 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Heathfield Academy, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 70%, against 62% for England. 11 are in England's top 10%, and 6 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Heathfield Academy Croydon	91%	90%	12%	No rating
2 Top 4% in England	Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Croydon · Girls	88%	89%	13%	Good
3 Top 4% in England	Beaumont Primary School Croydon	84%	90%	34%	No rating
4 Top 4% in England	Applegarth Academy Croydon	86%	88%	22%	Good
5 Top 5% in England	Park Hill Junior School Croydon	79%	82%	34%	Outstanding
6 Top 7% in England	St John's CofE Primary School Croydon · Church of England	85%	81%	7%	Report card
7 Top 7% in England	Oasis Academy Byron Croydon	80%	89%	14%	Good
8 Top 8% in England	Harris Primary Academy Purley Way Croydon	80%	79%	15%	No rating
9 Top 8% in England	Rockmount Primary School Croydon	79%	82%	18%	Not judged
10 Top 9% in England	Harris Primary Academy Haling Park Croydon	81%	79%	17%	No rating
11 Top 9% in England	Gonville Academy Croydon	79%	80%	18%	No rating
12 Top 11% in England	Krishna Avanti Primary School Croydon · Hindu	80%	84%	16%	No rating
13 Top 12% in England	Winterbourne Boys' Academy Croydon · Boys	81%	80%	9%	No rating
14 Top 12% in England	Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Croydon · Roman Catholic	76%	70%	12%	Good
15 Top 13% in England	St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Croydon · Catholic	77%	77%	30%	No rating
16 Top 13% in England	Greenvale Primary School Croydon	73%	75%	19%	No rating
17 Top 14% in England	St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School Croydon · Roman Catholic	76%	78%	12%	Good
18 Top 15% in England	Harris Primary Academy Benson Croydon	75%	74%	9%	Outstanding
19 Top 15% in England	Forest Academy Croydon	76%	73%	7%	Good
20 Top 16% in England	Forestdale Primary School Croydon	74%	69%	21%	No rating
21 Bottom 34% in England	Oasis Academy Shirley Park Croydon	62%	63%	13%	Not judged
22 Top 17% in England	Gresham Primary School Croydon	76%	86%	7%	Good
23 Top 17% in England	Woodcote Primary School Croydon	72%	70%	22%	Not judged
24 Top 18% in England	St Chad's Catholic Primary School Croydon · Roman Catholic	74%	78%	13%	No rating
25 Top 18% in England	Ridgeway Primary School Croydon	74%	70%	9%	No rating
26 Top 18% in England	Paxton Academy Sports And Science Croydon	74%	87%	13%	Good
27 Top 21% in England	St. Mary's Catholic Junior School Croydon · Roman Catholic	74%	77%	9%	No rating
28 Top 22% in England	St Peter's Primary School Croydon	74%	77%	13%	No rating
29 Top 23% in England	Harris Primary Academy Kenley Croydon	73%	72%	12%	Not judged
30 Top 23% in England	Downsview Primary and Nursery School Croydon	74%	81%	6%	No rating
31 Top 24% in England	Castle Hill Academy Croydon	71%	58%	11%	Good
32 Top 26% in England	Oasis Academy Ryelands Croydon	72%	73%	9%	No rating
33 Top 27% in England	Keston Primary School Croydon	72%	62%	8%	No rating
34 Top 28% in England	Tudor Academy Croydon	72%	73%	6%	No rating
35 Top 28% in England	David Livingstone Academy Croydon	73%	88%	12%	No rating
36 Top 28% in England	Chipstead Valley Primary School Croydon	70%	67%	7%	Outstanding
37 Top 29% in England	Monks Orchard Primary School Croydon	69%	73%	9%	Good
38 Top 29% in England	The Hayes Primary School Croydon	68%	75%	10%	Good
39 Top 31% in England	Smitham Primary School Croydon	69%	62%	12%	No rating
40 Top 31% in England	Fairchildes Primary School Croydon	68%	70%	12%	Outstanding
41 Top 32% in England	Ecclesbourne Primary School Croydon	73%	75%	0%	Good
42 Top 33% in England	Aerodrome Primary Academy Croydon	67%	66%	18%	Report card
43 Top 36% in England	Harris Primary Academy Croydon Croydon	69%	79%	6%	Outstanding
44 Top 39% in England	Ark Oval Primary Academy Croydon	66%	66%	4%	Not judged
45 Top 40% in England	St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Croydon · Roman Catholic	65%	71%	7%	Outstanding
46 Top 44% in England	Howard Primary School Croydon	64%	71%	11%	No rating
47 Top 45% in England	Woodside Primary School Croydon	64%	77%	5%	No rating
48 Top 46% in England	Orchard Way Primary School Croydon	64%	67%	10%	No rating
49 Top 47% in England	West Thornton Primary School Croydon	62%	74%	14%	Not judged
50 Top 48% in England	Broadmead Primary School Croydon	63%	63%	12%	Good
51 Top 48% in England	Atwood Primary School Croydon	65%	76%	2%	Good
52 Top 48% in England	Cypress Primary School Croydon	63%	57%	4%	Good
53 Bottom 50% in England	Norbury Manor Primary School Croydon	63%	55%	9%	No rating
54 Bottom 48% in England	St Joseph's RC Junior School Croydon · Roman Catholic	60%	67%	21%	No rating
55 Bottom 47% in England	Purley Oaks Primary School Croydon	62%	60%	5%	Good
56 Bottom 44% in England	Elmwood Junior School Croydon	61%	66%	7%	No rating
57 Bottom 44% in England	Whitehorse Manor Junior School Croydon	61%	69%	4%	Report card
58 Bottom 44% in England	Robert Fitzroy Academy Croydon	60%	64%	11%	No rating
59 Bottom 43% in England	Kensington Avenue Primary School Croydon	60%	64%	6%	Requires improvement
60 Bottom 43% in England	New Valley Primary School Croydon	61%	56%	0%	No rating
61 Bottom 35% in England	Coulsdon CofE Primary School Croydon · Church of England	58%	85%	11%	Requires improvement
62 Bottom 35% in England	The Minster Junior School Croydon · Church of England	57%	70%	10%	Not judged
63 Bottom 33% in England	The Crescent Primary School Croydon	57%	55%	1%	Good
64 Bottom 30% in England	Courtwood Primary School Croydon	56%	67%	0%	No rating
65 Bottom 29% in England	St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Croydon · Greek Orthodox	54%	51%	10%	Requires improvement
66 Bottom 25% in England	Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School Croydon · Roman Catholic	55%	52%	0%	Good
67 Bottom 25% in England	Kenley Primary School Croydon	53%	82%	0%	Requires improvement
68 Bottom 24% in England	South Norwood Primary Croydon	54%	63%	5%	Good
69 Bottom 24% in England	Heavers Farm Primary School Croydon	51%	48%	5%	Good
70 Bottom 23% in England	Selsdon Primary and Nursery School Croydon	52%	61%	4%	Not judged
71 Bottom 23% in England	Rowdown Primary School Croydon	54%	53%	0%	Not judged
72 Bottom 20% in England	Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Croydon · Church of England	51%	62%	2%	No rating
73 Bottom 17% in England	John Wood School & Nursery Croydon	51%	56%	0%	No rating
74 Bottom 14% in England	Chestnut Park Primary School Croydon	45%	44%	11%	No rating
75 Bottom 13% in England	Beulah Junior School Croydon	48%	59%	3%	Requires improvement
76 Bottom 9% in England	St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy Croydon · Church of England	39%	56%	8%	No rating
77 Bottom 6% in England	Quest Primary School Croydon	40%	44%	4%	Good
78 Bottom 4% in England	All Saints CofE Primary School Croydon · Church of England	38%	43%	5%	Not judged

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What is the best primary school in Croydon?

On exam results over the last three years, Heathfield Academy is the top-ranked primary school in Croydon, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.