Cambridge Tutors College
Water Tower Hill, Croydon, CR0 5SX
This school is closed (it closed in June 2025).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 23
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Dr Christopher Drew
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 291
- Pupils on roll
- 33
- URN
- 133528
- Local authority
- Croydon
About this school
Cambridge Tutors College was an independent school in Croydon. It taught children aged 14 to 23 and had 33 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Cambridge Tutors College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2001, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.2 | 5.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Trends over time
How Cambridge Tutors College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.2 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.8 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 33 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aspire Learning0.1 miles
Special schools · Croydon
-
Bright Minds Creative Academy0.3 miles
Special schools · Croydon
-
Elmhurst School Ltd0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Saffron Valley Collegiate0.4 miles
Academies · Croydon
-
Croydon Metropolitan College0.4 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
- Al-Khair School Independent schools
- BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology Independent schools
- Croydon Metropolitan College Independent schools
- Royal Russell School Independent schools
- Tunstall Nursery School Nursery
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
- Beddington Park Academy Primary
- Broadmead Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Academy Primary
- Chestnut Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cambridge Tutors College teach?
- Cambridge Tutors College taught children aged 14 to 23. It was an independent school in Croydon.
- Has Cambridge Tutors College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cambridge Tutors College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cambridge Tutors College?
- Cambridge Tutors College had 33 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 23.
- How have Cambridge Tutors College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.2 in 2022/23 and 5.8 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cambridge Tutors College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cambridge Tutors College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 25 July 2025.