Catholic Schools

 

Catholic education in the UK is usually free. Places in Catholic schools are intended for children of Catholic parents although it is sometimes possible for children of  other denominations or even of other faiths to be admitted, if there is room.

 

Each of the thirteen parishes has links to a Catholic Primary School accepting pupils up to the age of ten years. (To find out about these schools look in the information about the parish.) In the September after his/her eleventh birthday each pupil transfers to a Secondary School (which may well not be in the home parish).  Parents are given the opportunity to indicate their choice of school.

 

There are five Catholic Secondary Schools within the London Borough of Croydon, three more only a short distance outside the Croydon boundary and others within reasonable travelling distance.

 

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The Catholic Secondary Schools in Croydon are:-

 

Virgo Fidelis - an Independent Catholic Convent school for girls.

Location: Upper Norwood, on Central Hill, not far from Crystal Palace.

           (The Virgo Fidelis Parish Church share part of the convent building.)

Accessible via Bus Routes: 450, 417, 432

 

St Joseph’s College - a Catholic school for boys.

Location: Upper Norwood, on Beulah Hill, close to Crown Point.

Accessible via Bus Routes: 196, 249, 468

 

St Mary’s High School - a Catholic school for both boys and girls.

Location: Central Croydon, near St Mary’s Church.

Accessible via all buses to West Croydon Bus Station,

also via Tramlink — all routes

and by train via West Croydon Rail Station.

 

Coloma Convent - a Catholic school for girls

Location: Shirley, on Upper Shirley Rd., opposite Shirley Windmill.

Accessible via Bus Routes: 130, 466, 119, 194, 198

 

Thomas More Catholic School - a Catholic school for both boys and girls.

Location: Purley, at the top of Russell Hill.

Accessible via all bus routes to or through Central Purley;

also via Purley Rail Station.

 

Secondary schools outside the Croydon boundary are:-

 

John Fisher School - a Catholic school for boys.

Location: Purley, on Peaks Hill.

Accessible via Bus Routes: 127, 612. A short walk from Purley Cross

also via Purley Rail Station.

(John Fisher School is in the Purley Parish and therefore in the Croydon Deanery

but is situated within the boundary of the London Borough of Sutton)

 

St Philomena’s - a Catholic Convent school for girls

Location: Carshalton, near Carshalton Ponds.

 

Bishop Thomas Grant - a Catholic school for both boys and girls

Location: Streatham, near Streatham Common.