SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Ferncroft is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 10 other homes in Croydon.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Brandon Trust runs Ferncroft, a residential care home in Purley, Croydon with room for 6 residents. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Croydon has 13 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in July 2023. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from September 2019.
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in May 2025. 79% of homes in Croydon score the top mark of 5. 10 other homes in Croydon share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. 11 of The Brandon Trust’s 11 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 0.7 km away, Amberley Lodge - Purley is rated Outstanding.
