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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 January 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 29 September 2016Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry505 applications · 178 places offered · 171 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2025 2.7; Croydon median median 2.9
- 2024 2.9; Croydon median median 2.9
- 2023 2.9; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2022 2.7; Croydon median median 2.7
- 2021 3.3; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2020 3.6; Croydon median median 2.5
- 2019 4.5; Croydon median median 2.6
- 2018 5.4; Croydon median median 2.4
- 2017 4.1; Croydon median median 3.0
- 2016 4.9; Croydon median median 2.7
- 2015 3.6; Croydon median median 3.0
- 2014 2.9; 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 | 178 | 505 | 2.8 | 171 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 179 | 490 | 2.7 | 105 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2024 | 191 | 545 | 2.9 | 171 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 192 | 563 | 2.9 | 160 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2022 | 188 | 510 | 2.7 | 122 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2021 | 180 | 598 | 3.3 | 167 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 | 184 | 657 | 3.6 | 174 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 | 178 | 798 | 4.5 | 221 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2018 | 176 | 942 | 5.4 | 267 | 1.52 |
| Sep 2017 | 179 | 727 | 4.1 | 208 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2016 | 117 | 577 | 4.9 | 123 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2015 | 145 | 517 | 3.6 | 126 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 | 153 | 449 | 2.9 | 70 | 0.46 |
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.) | 155 | 46.1 | 46% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 155 | 45.0 | 47% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 165 | 42.4 | 44% | 59% | −0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 170 | 45.3 | 48% | 68% | +0.19 |
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
- Harris Invictus Academy CroydonThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20232.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · Croydon20262.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · CroydonGood20232.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Croydon20263.0applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · CroydonGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · CroydonGood20237.1applications per place 53.9Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · CroydonGraded · no overall grade20243.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · SuttonOutstanding20223.6applications per place 86.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.0 km · CroydonGood20222.7applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140952 · 306/4002
- Trust
- Harris Federation
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 963 on roll
- Free school meals
- 51.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Address
- 88 London Road, Croydon, CR0 2TB
- Local authority
- Croydon
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources