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St Nicholas School
Reedham Drive, Purley, CR8 4DS
Community special school for ages 4–11 in Purley. Mixed intake.
St Nicholas School is a community special school in Purley, Croydon, teaching around 275 boys and girls aged 4 to 11. Its SEN provision includes speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, moderate learning difficulty and severe learning difficulty. Ofsted rated it Requires Improvement in June 2024.
The school describes itself as serving pupils with a wide range of special educational needs in Croydon and neighbouring boroughs, and says pupils learn in a safe, supportive and inquisitive environment.
Ages 4–11 · Primary age
274 pupils · On roll
Community special school · Mixed