St Nicholas School
Reedham Drive, Purley, CR8 4DS
273 pupils · 103% of 265 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 43.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 27 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Abingdon House School Purley 0.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- St David's School 1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Cumnor House School 1.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Laleham Lea School 1.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Cumnor House School 2.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Giles School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.