Royal Russell School
Other independent school in Croydon (Croydon).
Pupils
1,296
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
23.5%
2025/26
Capacity
96%
1,296 / 1,350 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first54 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Coombe Wood School, 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombe Wood SchoolFree schools | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,162 | Good, 2023 |
| Maypole School - MelvilleOther independent special | 0.6 mi | Special | - | - |
| Rutherford SchoolOther independent special | 0.6 mi | Special | 33 | - |
| Selsdon Primary and Nursery SchoolFoundation | 0.8 mi | Primary | 325 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Quest Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 199 | Good, 2023 |
| Red Gates SchoolCommunity special | 0.9 mi | Special | 160 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Quest AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 853 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 967 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| St Peter's Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 411 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 800 | Good, 2022 |
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 833 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Croydon High SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 773 | - |
| Ridgeway Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 626 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Elmhurst School LtdOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 126 | - |
| Trinity SchoolOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 1,047 | - |
| Forestdale Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 405 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 418 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Aspire LearningOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 54 | - |
| Park Hill Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 270 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Park Hill Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 367 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Harris Primary Academy Haling ParkAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 414 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2017) |
| Purley Oaks Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 642 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Greenvale Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 216 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Harris Primary Academy BensonAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 238 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Heathfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 411 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2025Last graded Outstanding (May 2018) |
| Courtwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2014, previous school) |
| Whitgift SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 1,515 | - |
| Croydon Metropolitan CollegeOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 5 | - |
| Saffron Valley CollegiateAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | 64 | Good, 2019Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Howard Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 387 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1 |
| Tunstall Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.6 mi | Nursery | 70 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2016) |
| Gresham Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 237 | Good, 2023 |
| Applegarth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 396 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Croydon CollegeFurther education | 1.7 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Ark Oval Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 593 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 369 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Giles SchoolCommunity special | 1.7 mi | Special | 114 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Oasis Academy Shirley ParkAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,017 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; sixth form provision Good |
| Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.8 mi | Primary | 212 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2019) |
| Harris Federation Post 16Sixth form centres | 1.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Al-Khair SchoolOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 91 | - |
| Al-Khair Secondary GirlsOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 91 | - |
| Ark Blake AcademyFree schools | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 759 | Good, 2023 |
| Chaffinch Brook SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.8 mi | Special | 98 | Good, 2024 |
| Forest AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 180 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
| Harris Academy PurleyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,013 | Good, 2023 |
| Addington Valley AcademyFree schools special | 1.9 mi | Special | 140 | Good, 2023 |
| Aerodrome Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 447 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Woodside Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 426 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| John Wood School & NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 310 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 193 | Good, 2024 |
| Serenity School, Old Palace CroydonOther independent special | 2.0 mi | Special | 144 | - |
| Atwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 447 | Good, 2023 |
| Supreme Education APOther independent special | 2.0 mi | Special | 18 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Overall deprivation10
Income10
Employment10
Education and skills9
Health10
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services8
Living environment7
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 25
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