Croydon’s best-performing secondary schools based on Attainment 8 scores have been revealed by the Government.

The Department for Education (DfE) has now published the latest list of results for pupils in Key Stage 4 from 2017.

Schools obtain a score which is based upon how well pupils have performed in up to eight qualifications.

These include English, mathematics, three English Baccalaureate qualifications - such as science, computer science, history, geography, and languages - and three other additionally approved qualifications.

This, overall, judges how pupils have performed across the eight subjects on average.

Attainment 8 refers to the overall average of a pupil's performance across these studies.

It is used by the DfE as one of several factors to assess schools in the country.

Government-labelled 'special' schools have been omitted from this ranking.

Below is a list of the top 29 secondary schools in Croydon with the highest Attainment 8 scores:

1. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace (61.8)

2. Coloma Convent Girls’ School (60.5)

3. Al-Khair School (56.7)

4. The Cedars School (55.2)

5. Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls (52.3)

6. Riddlesdown Colleigate (52.2)

7. Harris Academy Purley (51.4)

8. Woodcote High School (49.4)

9. Oasis Academy Coulsdon (48.8)

10. BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology (48.7)

11. St Joseph’s College (48.7)

12. Harris Academy South Norwood (48.4)

13. The Quest Academy (48.4)

14. Archbishop Tension’s CofE High School (46.6)

15. Harris Academy Upper Norwood (45.1)

16. Thomas More Catholic School (43.7)

17. Oasis Academy Shirley Park (43.7)

18. Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School (41.9)

19. The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy (41)

20. Shirley High School Performing Arts College (40.5)

21. Orchard Park High (Croydon) (40)

22. Royal Russell School (37.8)

23. St Mary’s Catholic High School (37.8)

24. St Andrew’s CofE School (37.3)

25. Old Palace of John Whitgift School (36.5)

26. Meridian High School (34.6)

27. Croydon High School (28.9)

28. Whitgift School (22.3)

29. Trinity School (14.8)