Schools in Purley

About schools in Purley

The eleven schools listed in Purley span more than one stage of education. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

53%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 4 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

50.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Purley Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools3

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Beaumont Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Riddlesdown Collegiate

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19

  50.7

  Attainment 8
• The John Fisher School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  55.6

  Attainment 8
• Thomas More Catholic School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  42.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Abingdon House School Purley

  Other independent special school · Ages 10 to 17

• St Nicholas School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

Independent schools2

• Laleham Lea School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• St David's School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

Common questions about schools in Purley

How many schools are in Purley?

OfferDay lists eleven schools in Purley, including three primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Purley?

Every school in Purley is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Purley?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Purley does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.