Best secondary schools in Croydon (2026)

Croydon has 24 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Coloma Convent Girls' School, in the top 12% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 44.7, against 46.1 for England. 0 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Croydon has no grammar schools.

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Rank	School	Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average)	Attainment 8 2025	Grade 5+ Eng & maths	Ofsted
1 Top 12% in England	Coloma Convent Girls' School Croydon · Girls · Roman Catholic	57.0	57.4	62%	Report card
2 Top 21% in England	Riddlesdown Collegiate Croydon	52.5	50.7	55%	Outstanding
3 Top 26% in England	Coombe Wood School Croydon	51.1	52.6	55%	Good
4 Top 28% in England	Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Croydon	50.7	52.3	57%	Not judged
5 Top 36% in England	Orchard Park High School Croydon	48.4	44.8	45%	No rating
6 Top 38% in England	The Norwood School Croydon	49.2	50.2	46%	Good
7 Top 39% in England	Woodcote High School Croydon	47.6	46.1	46%	No rating
8 Top 41% in England	Norbury High School for Girls Croydon · Girls	48.2	46.4	45%	No rating
9 Top 46% in England	Ark Blake Academy Croydon	45.6	45.6	51%	Good
10 Top 46% in England	Oasis Academy Coulsdon Croydon	45.8	44.8	52%	No rating
11 Top 46% in England	Harris Academy Purley Croydon	45.9	46.8	50%	Good
12 Bottom 50% in England	Harris Academy South Norwood Croydon	46.9	48.2	44%	Good
13 Bottom 47% in England	Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Croydon · Church of England	46.1	45.3	39%	Report card
14 Bottom 46% in England	St Joseph's College Croydon · Boys · Roman Catholic	45.5	45.5	35%	Good
15 Bottom 46% in England	Harris Invictus Academy Croydon Croydon	44.2	45.0	46%	No rating
16 Bottom 36% in England	Thomas More Catholic School Croydon · Roman Catholic	42.9	42.1	38%	No rating
17 Bottom 36% in England	Harris Academy Beulah Hill Croydon	44.2	44.4	34%	No rating
18 Bottom 34% in England	Oasis Academy Shirley Park Croydon	43.3	42.6	32%	Not judged
19 Bottom 26% in England	The Quest Academy Croydon	40.9	37.5	23%	Requires improvement
20 Bottom 24% in England	The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Croydon	40.7	39.1	32%	Not judged
21 Bottom 19% in England	Shirley High School Performing Arts College Croydon	40.0	37.7	23%	Good
22 Bottom 13% in England	St Mary's Catholic High School Croydon · Roman Catholic	38.3	36.5	23%	Report card
23 Bottom 11% in England	Meridian High School Croydon	36.4	34.2	30%	Good
24 Bottom 10% in England	Oasis Academy Arena Croydon	35.8	37.6	29%	Report card

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What is the best secondary school in Croydon?

On exam results over the last three years, Coloma Convent Girls' School is the top-ranked secondary school in Croydon, in the top 12% 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.