Voluntary aided school · Croydon

St Mary's Catholic High School

11–19Ages
565Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
101814URN

Woburn Road, Croydon, CR9 2EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.7 below Croydon median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Croydon

229 applications for 108 places · 19th of 22 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.7of 90

Croydon 46.5 England 46.0

11th of 23 in Croydon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 15 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Croydon median (2.8) close to England median (2.2)

229 applications · 108 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Croydon median median 2.8
2025 2.6; Croydon median median 2.9
2024 2.6; Croydon median median 2.9
2023 2.0; Croydon median median 2.8
2022 1.7; Croydon median median 2.7
2021 1.9; Croydon median median 2.8
2020 2.5; Croydon median median 2.5
2019 2.0; Croydon median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Croydon median median 2.4
2017 2.7; Croydon median median 3.0
2016 2.4; Croydon median median 2.7
2015 2.3; Croydon median median 3.0
2014 2.0; Croydon median median 3.7

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Croydon median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	108	229	2.1	45	0.42
Sep 2025	89	230	2.6	61	0.69
Sep 2024	104	266	2.6	56	0.54
Sep 2023	123	242	2.0	54	0.44
Sep 2022	116	200	1.7	47	0.41
Sep 2021	103	199	1.9	45	0.44
Sep 2020	83	210	2.5	30	0.36
Sep 2019	117	231	2.0	43	0.37
Sep 2018	88	204	2.3	34	0.39
Sep 2017	68	181	2.7	22	0.32
Sep 2016	97	236	2.4	32	0.33
Sep 2015	85	199	2.3	31	0.36
Sep 2014	115	229	2.0	43	0.37

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

109 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.711th of 23 in Croydon

Croydon 46.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%10th of 23 in Croydon

Croydon 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Croydon 62% England 66%

This school
Croydon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	109	46.7	50%	61%	–
2024/25	105	36.5	23%	37%	–
2023/24	107	39.8	30%	52%	+0.29
2022/23	101	38.6	30%	45%	0.00

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's Catholic High SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
0.4 km · Croydon

Remains Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Ark Blake Academy
1.0 km · Croydon

Good2023

2.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
1.7 km · Croydon

2026

3.0applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
2.4 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Coombe Wood School
2.5 km · Croydon

Good2023

7.1applications per place 53.9Attainment 8
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
2.6 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Harris Academy South Norwood
2.7 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.7applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Arena
2.9 km · Croydon

2026

4.3applications per place 39.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 101814 · 306/4702
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,115 pupils · 565 on roll
Free school meals: 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Woburn Road, Croydon, CR9 2EE
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources