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Oakwood School, Croydon CR0

Coombe Road, Lloyd Park, Croydon, Surrey CR0 5RD

Oakwood School, Croydon CR0

10 simple reasons to choose Oakwood School, Croydon

Independent prep school and nursery in Croydon.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Oakwood School, Croydon fees range from £3,200 (Rec) to £3,480 per term (2021/22).

10 better reasons to choose Oakwood School, Croydon

Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the best independent prep schools in Croydon and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 19.7 pupils per class and 13.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Before relocation, destinations for Oakwood School pupils were local independent, grammar, and Catholic state schools. Linked schools The Cedars School and The Laurels School will probably still account for 40-50% of leavers.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, Spanish, Latin, Greek. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and several instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.00pm.

Find another school near Oakwood School, Croydon

Independent Prep Schools

Royal Russell Junior School (0.8 miles); Old Palace Prep of John Whitgift School (0.9 miles); Elmhurst School (1.2 miles).

State Primary Schools

Ridgeway Primary School and Nursery, South Croydon (2.3 miles); Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School (2.3 miles); St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School, South Norwood (3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Royal Russell School (0.8 miles); Trinity School (1.8 miles); Old Palace of John Whitgift School (2 miles); Croydon High School (2.4 miles).

State Senior Schools

Coloma Convent Girls' School (1.1 miles); Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School (1.4 miles); Harris Academy Purley (2.6 miles); Wilson's School (3.2 miles).

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