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[[Image:Cotelands 284.jpg|thumb|right|[[Park Hill Recreation Ground#Cotelands|Cotelands]] with Park Hill Infants School in the background]]
The [[London Borough of Croydon]] is one of the boroughs in London with the most schools. They include primary schools (95), secondary schools (21) and four further education establishments.<ref name="croydon education">{{cite web|year = 2008|url = http://www.croydon.gov.uk/education/|title = London Borough of Croydon: Education and learning|publisher = Croydon Council|access-date = 2008-07-27}}</ref> [[Croydon College]] has its main building in [[Croydon]], it is a low rise building.<ref name="croydon college">{{cite web|year=2007 |url=http://www.croydon.ac.uk/03a.html |title=Croydon College: About the College |publisher=Croydon College |access-date=2008-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110110546/http://www.croydon.ac.uk/03a.html |archive-date=January 10, 2008 }}</ref> [[John Ruskin College]]<ref name="john college">{{cite web|year = 2007|url = http://www.johnruskin.ac.uk/|title = John Ruskin College|publisher = John Ruskin College|access-date = 2008-07-27}}</ref> is one of the other colleges in the borough, located in [[Addington, London|Addington]] and Coulsdon College<ref name="coulsdon college">{{cite web|year = 2007|url = http://www.coulsdon.ac.uk/|title = Homepage of Coulsdon College|publisher = Coulsdon College|access-date = 2008-07-27}}</ref> in [[Coulsdon]]. South Norwood has been the home of [[Spurgeon's College]], a world-famous Baptist theological college, since 1923; Spurgeon's is located on South Norwood Hill and currently has some 1000 students. Winterbourne Junior Boys' and Winterbourne Junior Girls Schools are the only single-sex state primary schools in the United Kingdom. The London Borough of Croydon is the [[Local Education Authority|local education authority]] for the borough. Croydon operates a comprehensive system of education but there are a number of formerly selective schools in the borough; including [[The John Fisher School]] and [[Coloma Convent Girls' School]]

== State-funded schools ==
===Primary schools===
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*Aerodrome Primary Academy, [[Waddon]]
*All Saints [[Church of England|CE]] Primary School, [[Upper Norwood]]
*Applegarth Academy, [[New Addington]]
*Ark Oval Primary Academy, [[Addiscombe]]
*Atwood Primary Academy, [[Sanderstead]]
*Beaumont Primary School, [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*Beulah Infants' School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Beulah Junior School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Broadmead Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*Castle Hill Academy, [[New Addington]]
*Chestnut Park Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*Chipstead Valley Primary School, [[Coulsdon]]
*Christ Church CE Primary School, [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*Coulsdon CE Primary School, [[Coulsdon]]
*Courtwood Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*The Crescent Primary School [[Selhurst]]
*Cypress Primary School, [[South Norwood]]
*David Livingstone Academy, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Davidson Primary Academy, [[Croydon]]
*Downsview Primary and Nursery School, [[Upper Norwood]]
*Ecclesbourne Primary School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Elmwood Infant School, [[Croydon]]
*Elmwood Junior School, [[Croydon]]
*Fairchildes Primary School, [[New Addington]]
*Forest Academy, [[Shirley, London|Shirley]]
*Forestdale Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*Gilbert Scott Primary School, [[South Croydon]]
*Gonville Academy, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Good Shepherd [[Roman Catholic|RC]] Primary School, [[New Addington]]
*Greenvale Primary School, [[South Croydon]]
*Gresham Primary School, [[Sanderstead]]
*Harris Primary Academy Benson, [[Shirley, London|Shirley]]
*Harris Primary Academy Croydon, [[Croydon]]
*Harris Primary Academy Haling Park, [[South Croydon]]
*Harris Primary Academy Kenley, [[Kenley]]
*Harris Primary Academy Purley Way, [[Waddon]]
*The Hayes Primary School, [[Kenley]]
*Heathfield Academy, [[South Croydon]]
*Heavers Farm Primary School, [[South Norwood]]
*Howard Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*Kenley Primary School, [[Whyteleafe]]
*Kensington Avenue Primary School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Keston Primary School, [[Coulsdon]]
*Krishna Avanti Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*Margaret Roper RC Primary School, [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*The Minster Junior School, [[Croydon]]
*The Minster Nursery and Infant School, [[Croydon]]
*Monks Orchard Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*New Valley Primary School, [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*Norbury Manor Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*Oasis Academy Byron, [[Coulsdon]]
*Oasis Academy Ryelands, [[South Norwood]]
*[[Oasis Academy Shirley Park]], [[Ashburton, London|Ashburton]]
*Orchard Way Primary School, [[Croydon]]
*The Minster Junior School, [[Croydon]]
*The Minster Nursery and Infant School, [[Croydon]]
*Park Hill Infant School, [[Croydon]]
*Park Hill Junior School, [[Croydon]]
*Paxton Academy, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Purley Oaks Primary School, [[South Croydon]]
*Regina Coeli RC Primary School, [[South Croydon]]
*Ridgeway Primary School, [[South Croydon]]
*Robert Fitzroy Academy, [[Croydon]]
*Rockmount Primary School, [[Upper Norwood]]
*Rowdown Primary School, [[New Addington]]
*St Aidan's RC Primary School, [[Coulsdon]]
*St Chad's RC Primary School, [[Selhurst]]
*St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy, [[Thornton Heath]]
*St James The Great RC Primary and Nursery School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*St John's CE Primary School, [[Shirley, London|Shirley]]
*St Joseph's RC Infant School, [[Upper Norwood]]
*St Joseph's RC Junior School, [[Upper Norwood]]
*St Mark's CE Primary Academy, [[South Norwood]]
*St Mary's RC Infant School, [[Croydon]]
*St Mary's RC Junior School, [[Croydon]]
*St Peter's Primary School, [[South Croydon]]
*St Thomas Becket RC Primary School, [[Woodside, London|Woodside]]
*Selsdon Primary and Nursery School, [[South Croydon]]
*Smitham Primary School, [[Coulsdon]]
*South Norwood Primary School, [[South Norwood]]
*Tudor Academy, [[New Addington]]
*[[West Thornton Primary School]], [[Croydon]]
*Whitehorse Manor Infant School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*[[Whitehorse Manor Junior School]], [[Thornton Heath]]
*[[Winterbourne Boys' Academy]], [[Thornton Heath]]
*Winterbourne Junior Girls' School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Woodcote Primary School, [[Coulsdon]]
*Woodside Primary School, [[Woodside, London|Woodside]]
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===Secondary schools===
''Source<ref>[http://eduinfo.croydon.gov.uk/CMS/GUI/Bases/index.php?schoolType=secondary List of Secondary schools (London Borough of Croydon)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223707/http://eduinfo.croydon.gov.uk/CMS/GUI/Bases/index.php?schoolType=secondary |date=2007-09-27 }} accessed 26 Sep 2007</ref>''

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*[[The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy]], [[Thornton Heath]]
*[[Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School, Croydon|Archbishop Tenison's School]]
*[[Ark Blake Academy]], [[Croydon]]
*[[BRIT School]], [[Selhurst]]
*[[Coloma Convent Girls' School]], [[Shirley, London|Shirley]]
*[[Coombe Wood School]], [[Croydon]]
*[[Harris Academy Beulah Hill]], [[Upper Norwood]] Beulah Hill
*[[Harris Academy Purley]], Purley [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*[[Harris Academy South Norwood]], [[South Norwood]] South Norwood
*[[Harris City Academy Crystal Palace]], [[South Norwood]] Croydon 
*[[The John Fisher School]], [[Purley, London|Purley]]*
*[[Meridian High School, Croydon|Meridian High School]], [[New Addington]]
*[[Norbury High School for Girls]], [[Thornton Heath]]
*[[Oasis Academy Arena]], [[South Norwood]]
*[[Oasis Academy Coulsdon]], [[Coulsdon]]
*[[Oasis Academy Shirley Park]],  [[Ashburton Shriely Par London|Ashburton]]
*[[Orchard Park High School, Croydon|Orchard Park High School]], [[Shirley, London|Shirley]]
*[[The Quest Academy, Croydon|The Quest Academy]], [[South Croydon]]
*[[Riddlesdown Collegiate]], [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*[[St Joseph's College, Upper Norwood|St Joseph's College]], [[Upper Norwood]]
*[[St Mary's Roman Catholic High School, Croydon|St Mary's RC High School]], [[Croydon]]
*[[Shirley High School]], [[Shirley, London|Shirley]]
*[[Thomas More Catholic School, Purley|Thomas More RC School]], [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*[[Woodcote High School]], [[Coulsdon]]
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=== Free schools  ===
* [[ Harris Invictus Academy Croydon ]] [[ Croydon ]]
''*This school is located in Croydon, but is administered by [[London Borough of Sutton|Sutton]]''

=== Special and alternative schools ===
''Source<ref>[http://eduinfo.croydon.gov.uk/CMS/GUI/Bases/index.php?schoolType=special List of Special schools (London Borough of Croydon)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704163823/http://eduinfo.croydon.gov.uk/CMS/GUI/Bases/index.php?schoolType=special |date=2008-07-04 }} accessed 27 Jul 2008</ref>''

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*Addington Valley Academy, [[New Addington]]
*Beckmead College, [[Monks Orchard]]
*Beckmead Park Academy, [[Beckenham]]*
*Bensham Manor School, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Chaffinch Brook School, [[Croydon]]
*Harris Aspire Academy, [[South Norwood]]
*Priory School, [[South Norwood]]
*Red Gates School, [[Purley Way]]
*[[St Giles School]], [[South Croydon]]
*St Nicholas School, [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*Saffron Valley Collegiate, [[Croydon]]
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''*This school is located in [[London Borough of Bromley|Bromley]], but is for pupils from Croydon''

=== Further education ===
*[[Coulsdon Sixth Form College]], [[Old Coulsdon]]
*[[Croydon College]], [[Croydon]]
*[[John Ruskin College]], [[Addington, London|Addington]]
* [[ Harris Federation ]] * [[ Croydon ]]
* [[ Harris Academy ]] * [[Custom House (school)| Custom House ]]

== Independent schools ==
=== Primary and preparatory schools ===
*Cumnor House School, [[South Croydon]]
*[[Elmhurst School, Croydon|Elmhurst School]], [[South Croydon]]
*Laleham Lea School, [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*St David's School, [[Purley, London|Purley]]

=== Senior and all-through schools ===
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*[[Al-Khair School]], [[East Croydon]]
*[[Cambridge Tutors College]], [[South Croydon]]
*[[The Cedars School]], [[Upper Norwood]]
*[[Croydon High School]], [[Selsdon]]
*Croydon Metropolitan College, [[Croydon]]
*[[The Laurels School]], [[Upper Norwood]]
*The New School, [[Upper Norwood]]
*[[Old Palace School|Old Palace School of John Whitgift]], [[Croydon]]
*[[OneSchool Global UK]], [[Kenley]]
*[[Royal Russell School]], [[Croydon]]
*[[Trinity School of John Whitgift]], [[Shirley, London|Shirley]]
*[[Whitgift School]], [[South Croydon]]
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=== Special and alternative schools ===
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*Abingdon House School, [[Purley, London|Purley]]
*Arise Academy, [[Croydon]]
*Aspire Learning, [[Croydon]]
*AYA College, [[Selhurst]]
*Bright Minds Creative Academy, [[Croydon]]
*CACFO Education Centre, [[Thornton Heath]]
*Olympus, [[South Croydon]]
*[[Rutherford School]], [[South Croydon]]
*Serenity School, [[Croydon]]
*The Write Time, [[Croydon]]
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== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.croydon.gov.uk/education/ London Borough of Croydon Council - Education and learning]

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