What year groups does Abingdon House School Purley teach?

Abingdon House School Purley teaches children aged 10 to 17. It is a special school in Purley.

Who is the headteacher of Abingdon House School Purley?

The headteacher of Abingdon House School Purley is Mr Jonathan Mansell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Abingdon House School Purley been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Abingdon House School Purley 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 Abingdon House School Purley?

Abingdon House School Purley has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 17.

Is Abingdon House School Purley full?

Abingdon House School Purley has capacity for 100 pupils and 72 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.

Is Abingdon House School Purley a faith school?

No. Abingdon House School Purley has no designated religious character.

What are Abingdon House School Purley's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Abingdon House School Purley'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.

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Abingdon House School Purley

Abingdon House School Purley

Godstone Road, Purley, CR8 2AN

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 10 to 17
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Mansell
Constituency: Croydon South
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 100
Pupils on roll: 72
URN: 149578
Local authority: Croydon
Website: School website
Telephone: 02080922080

About this school

Abingdon House School Purley is an independent special school in Purley. It teaches children aged 10 to 17 and has 72 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Abingdon House School Purley under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Ofsted judgement

Abingdon House School Purley has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	3
Attainment 8 score	-
Progress 8 score	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	-
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	-
Entered the English Baccalaureate	-
English Baccalaureate average point score	-

Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.

Trends over time

How Abingdon House School Purley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2023/24	30
2024/25	54

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: 72

Location

Nearby schools

St Nicholas School
Special schools · Purley

0.5 miles
St David's School
Independent schools · Purley

0.8 miles
Cumnor House School
Independent schools · South Croydon

1.2 miles
Laleham Lea School
Independent schools · Purley

1.4 miles
Cumnor House School
Independent schools

1.4 miles

Other schools in Purley

St Nicholas School Special schools
Purley Nursery School Nursery
Beaumont Primary School Primary
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Primary
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Primary
Riddlesdown Collegiate Secondary
The John Fisher School Secondary
Thomas More Catholic School Secondary
Laleham Lea School Independent schools
St David's School Independent schools

Common questions

What year groups does Abingdon House School Purley teach?: Abingdon House School Purley teaches children aged 10 to 17. It is a special school in Purley.
Who is the headteacher of Abingdon House School Purley?: The headteacher of Abingdon House School Purley is Mr Jonathan Mansell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Abingdon House School Purley been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Abingdon House School Purley 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 Abingdon House School Purley?: Abingdon House School Purley has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 17.
Is Abingdon House School Purley full?: Abingdon House School Purley has capacity for 100 pupils and 72 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
Is Abingdon House School Purley a faith school?: No. Abingdon House School Purley has no designated religious character.
What are Abingdon House School Purley's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Abingdon House School Purley'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 24 July 2026.