St Nicholas School
Community special school in Purley, Croydon.
School details
| Type | Community special school |
|---|---|
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 273 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 265 |
| Free school meals | 43.60% |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Address | Reedham Drive, 19 Norman Avenue, Purley, Surrey, CR8 4DS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | st-nicholas.croydon.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 02086604861 |
| URN | 101854 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 May 2024, published 27 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 9 February 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Giles School (special school, about 3.2 km)
- Carew Academy (special school, about 4.0 km)
- The Link School (special school, about 4.4 km)
- Sunnydown School (special school, about 4.5 km)
- Sherwood Foundation School (special school, about 4.7 km)
- Clifton Hill School (special school, about 5.2 km)
- Red Gates School (special school, about 5.9 km)
- Chaffinch Brook School (special school, about 6.6 km)
Browse: Special schools in Croydon
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.