Postcode sector · Coulsdon

Schools in CR5 3

The schools families in CR5 3 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council: Croydon
Region: London
Population: 18,690 (2024)

CR5 3Postcode sector · Coulsdon

Schools

Schools in CR5 3

6 schools in CR5 3: 4 primary, 0 secondary and 2 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 96% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools

in CR5 3

Good or better

100%

Of 4 with an Ofsted grade

How full

96%

Nearly full: 1,882 pupils for 1,958 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

CR5 3

17%

50%

33%

Excellent16.7%
Good50%
Not rated33.3%

The list

The biggest schools here

Chipstead Valley Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · 684 pupils · 109% full
Excellent
0.5 miles · May 2024
Smitham Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 654 pupils · 99% full
Good
0.9 miles · April 2023
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 215 pupils · 99% full
Good
0.8 miles · July 2024
Kingswood Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · 170 pupils · 81% full
Good
3.8 miles · December 2021
Serenity School
Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · 90 pupils · 100% full
Not rated
0.3 miles
Merrywood House Independent Special School
Other · ages 5–16 · Independent · 69 pupils · 46% full
Not rated
4.6 miles

How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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