Primary jobs in Croydon

About primary education in Croydon

Primary settings in Croydon — 65 primary schools in total — book supply staff throughout the academic year. Primary cover is the busiest part of the local market, with most bookings confirmed the evening before or first thing in the morning. Together, Croydon's schools and nurseries educate around 58,000 children, and that scale keeps primary cover requests coming in every week of term.

You might cover a single class for the day, split your time across year groups, or run intervention groups with pupils who need extra support. Bookings come from across the city and surrounding areas including Croydon Town Centre, Purley and Coulsdon, so you can filter for primary schools within a comfortable commute.

Teachers who work regularly with the same schools are often approached directly when permanent vacancies open. Our London team knows these settings personally, so you get an honest picture of the school or nursery before you accept a booking, plus rates confirmed up front in the app.

Croydon is Humly's single largest borough in London, with 177 active educators already registered — more than any other London borough. The borough has over 170 schools and nurseries across areas from Thornton Heath and Norbury in the north to Purley and Coulsdon in the south. With strong demand across all sectors, Croydon educators can consistently find primary, secondary, nursery and SEND supply work through the Humly app.