In 2023, several secondary schools and colleges in Croydon achieved a hygiene rating of 5, the highest possible score, as awarded by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

The FSA not only ensures public health in restaurants and cafes but also takes responsibility for ensuring the safety and quality of catering services in schools.

As part of this effort, the FSA conducts assessments and assigns hygiene ratings using the six-point Food Hygiene Rating system.

A rating of 5 means excellent hygiene practices and in Croydon, a total of 13 secondary schools and colleges received the top rating.

They were:

  1. Ark Blake Academy – inspected November 15, 2023
  2. Whitgift School – inspected December 7, 2023
  3. Spuregon’s College – inspected June 19, 2023
  4. Couldson College – inspected September 13, 2023
  5. Orchard Park High School – inspected November 23, 2023
  6. Harris Aspire Academy – inspected December 15, 2023
  7. Harris Academy Beulah Hill – inspected September 28, 2023
  8. Archbishop Tenison’s Church of England High School – inspected December 21, 2023
  9. Priory School – inspected September 7, 2023
  10. Woodcote High School – inspected October 6, 2023
  11. Royal Russell School – inspected June 14, 2023
  12. Rutherford School – inspected February 2, 2023
  13. The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy – inspected October 9, 2023