Purley North

Summary

Purley North (E02000224) is part of Croydon local authority (view on map). Purley North has an approximate population of 8,100 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Purley North neighbours Waddon South, Croham, Sanderstead, and Purley Central.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Purley North is the 16th least deprived area in Croydon (out of 45) with 33% of children living in low-income families, compared to 42% across Croydon and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Purley North, 22% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 31% in Croydon and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Purley North % in Croydon % in England
Eligible for free school meals 22% 31% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 78% 69% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Purley North, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Croydon, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Purley North % in Croydon % in England
No special educational needs 83% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Purley North, 63% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 68% in Croydon, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Purley North % in Croydon % in England
White 34% 31% 67%
Asian 20% 19% 14%
Black 22% 28% 7%
Mixed 18% 16% 7%
Other 3% 3% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Purley North with English as an additional language is 32%, compared with 33% in Croydon, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Purley North % in Croydon % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 32% 33% 22%
Known or believed to be English 67% 67% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Purley North has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Purley North
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Purley North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Purley North has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Purley North
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Purley North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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