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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 30 April 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry346 applications · 129 places offered · 60 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.7; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2025 3.1; Croydon median median 2.9
- 2024 2.4; Croydon median median 2.9
- 2023 2.2; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2022 1.9; Croydon median median 2.7
- 2021 1.7; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2020 2.2; Croydon median median 2.5
- 2019 2.6; Croydon median median 2.6
- 2018 2.2; Croydon median median 2.4
- 2017 3.0; Croydon median median 3.0
- 2016 3.5; Croydon median median 2.7
- 2015 4.0; Croydon median median 3.0
- 2014 3.9; Croydon median median 3.7
- 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 | 129 | 346 | 2.7 | 60 | 0.47 |
| Sep 2025 | 113 | 345 | 3.1 | 45 | 0.40 |
| Sep 2024 | 147 | 351 | 2.4 | 65 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2023 | 156 | 339 | 2.2 | 59 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2022 | 142 | 271 | 1.9 | 36 | 0.25 |
| Sep 2021 | 147 | 254 | 1.7 | 41 | 0.28 |
| Sep 2020 | 125 | 279 | 2.2 | 32 | 0.26 |
| Sep 2019 | 92 | 236 | 2.6 | 33 | 0.36 |
| Sep 2018 | 140 | 313 | 2.2 | 29 | 0.21 |
| Sep 2017 | 147 | 439 | 3.0 | 61 | 0.41 |
| Sep 2016 | 134 | 473 | 3.5 | 70 | 0.52 |
| Sep 2015 | 146 | 589 | 4.0 | 88 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2014 | 150 | 585 | 3.9 | 89 | 0.59 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 113 | 46.0 | 43% | 68% | – |
| 2024/25 | 113 | 42.1 | 38% | 55% | – |
| 2023/24 | 114 | 42.5 | 38% | 61% | −0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 106 | 44.1 | 42% | 58% | 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
- Thomas More Catholic SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · SuttonRemains Good20232.7applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · CroydonGood20233.5applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · SuttonOutstanding20223.6applications per place 86.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.0 km · SuttonGraded · no overall grade20254.9applications per place 80.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.1 km · CroydonRemains Good20243.7applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · CroydonOutstanding20234.4applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · SuttonGood20232.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · SuttonRemains Outstanding20226.0applications per place 82.0Attainment 8 Selective
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 101821 · 306/5403
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 850 pupils · 599 on roll
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP
- Local authority
- Croydon
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources