Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Purley · CR8 2XP · Croydon
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 101793
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
Voluntary aided school · Purley · CR8 2QE
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
397
Local authority
Croydon
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Purley, Croydon, 397 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwark.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Ages 3–11
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Ages 3–7
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 101793
Location
- Address
- Montpelier Road
- Postcode
- CR8 2QE
- Town
- Purley
- County
- Surrey
- Local authority
- Croydon
- District
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- Boys / girls
- 213 / 184
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 397 / 420 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 29.2%
- FSM pupils
- 116
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Federation
- Purley Partnership Federation
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Hudson
- Telephone
- 02086607500