Royal Russell SchoolCroydon High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Royal Russell School and Croydon High School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 26.4 for Royal Russell School and 23.1 for Croydon High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Royal Russell School (16.3 in 2021-22, 26.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Croydon High School (21.9 in 2021-22, 23.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CroydonRoyal Russell School | South CroydonCroydon High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 3-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,296 | 773 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 850 | |
| Location | Croydon, CR9 5BX | South Croydon, CR2 8YB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 26.4 Stronger figure | 23.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 144 | 95 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 123 | 50 | |
| A-level average points | 39.2 | 45.4 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | A- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.5 | 45.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.9% | 30.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,263 | 823 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 22.3% | 10.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 0.0% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
A-level average points
Pupils on roll
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