ClosedURN 101830
Downside School
Other independent school · Purley · CR8 3HB
Ages 2–14 · Croydon
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census.
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Other independent school
Age range
Ages 2–14
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Independent
Location
- Address
- Woodcote Lane
- Postcode
- CR8 3HB
- Town
- Purley
- County
- Surrey
- Local authority
- Croydon
- District
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Urban/rural
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys other independent school, Ages 2–14, in Purley, Croydon. Notable characteristics: independent, selective admissions.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The John Fisher School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Purley · CR8 3YP · Sutton
Ages 11–18
- Att855.0
- P80.3
- EM5+65%
- Absence6.4%
0.5 miles away
Woodcote High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Coulsdon · CR5 2EH · Croydon
Ages 11–19
- Att848.6
- P8-0.1
- EM5+54%
- Absence10.1%
0.6 miles away
Woodcote Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Coulsdon · CR5 2ED · Croydon
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM16.0%
0.7 miles away
Wallington High School for Girls
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Wallington · SM6 0PH · Sutton
Ages 11–18
- Att879.4
- P80.9
- EM5+100%
- Absence5.6%
0.7 miles away
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Purley · CR8 2XP · Croydon
Ages 4–11
- KS276%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM14.2%
0.9 miles away