Applications for college or sixth form must be made when your child starts their final year of secondary school (Year 11).

If your child attends a Croydon secondary school they will provide the forms and help with the application process.

If your child does not attend a Croydon school you can obtain an application form by contacting the relevant college or sixth form.

You can apply to more than one college or sixth form.

The Croydon schools that have a sixth form are:

Archbishop Tenison CofE High School
Coloma Convent Girls’ School
Harris Academy Crystal Palace
Harris Academy South Norwood
Harris Academy Purley
Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Riddlesdown High School
Shirley high School
St Joseph’s College (Boys)
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School (Girls)
Woodcote High School.  

Sixth forms at and are due to open in September 2011.

The colleges in Croydon are:

Croydon College                                                John Ruskin College                                  Coulsdon College

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1DX                               Selsdon Park Road,                                   Placehouse Lane,      

020 8686 5700                                                  South Croydon, CR2 8JJ                            Old Coulsdon, CR5 1YA

www.croydon.ac.uk                                           020 8651 1131                                         01737 551176

                                                                          www.johnruskin.ac.uk                              www.coulsdon.ac.uk

Croydon secondary schools, including their contact details and websites 

Ofsted reports for Croydon secondary schools with sixth forms  (Reports are displayed in date order)

Ofsted reports for Croydon Colleges  (Reports are displayed in date order)

School profiles and performance and value-added data for Croydon schools and colleges  (Colleges are not required to publish a school profile)

For information on learning at college or sixth form visit Direct Gov

For free advice and support for young people aged 13-19 (up to 25 for those with learning difficulties or disabilities) visit Connexions Direct

For an online course prospectus for 14-19 year olds in London visit www.mychoicelondon.co.uk

For colleges in neighbouring boroughs