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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 18 September 2018Graded 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 entry601 applications · 145 places offered · 139 named it first
- 2026 4.1; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2025 3.6; Croydon median median 2.9
- 2024 2.7; Croydon median median 2.9
- 2023 2.8; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2022 2.3; Croydon median median 2.7
- 2021 2.8; Croydon median median 2.8
- 2020 2.3; Croydon median median 2.5
- 2019 2.5; Croydon median median 2.6
- 2018 2.4; Croydon median median 2.4
- 2017 2.7; Croydon median median 3.0
- 2016 2.7; Croydon median median 2.7
- 2015 2.4; Croydon median median 3.0; as the previous school
- 2014 2.7; Croydon median median 3.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Croydon median
Dashed bars: as Edenham High School (URN 101819), the previous school.
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 | 145 | 601 | 4.1 | 139 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 148 | 536 | 3.6 | 130 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 | 150 | 409 | 2.7 | 95 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2023 | 148 | 412 | 2.8 | 82 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2022 | 146 | 337 | 2.3 | 40 | 0.27 |
| Sep 2021 | 118 | 333 | 2.8 | 61 | 0.52 |
| Sep 2020 | 163 | 380 | 2.3 | 75 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2019 | 121 | 303 | 2.5 | 68 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2018 | 139 | 328 | 2.4 | 77 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2017 | 170 | 462 | 2.7 | 81 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2016 | 186 | 497 | 2.7 | 101 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2015 * | 190 | 451 | 2.4 | 94 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2014 * | 183 | 492 | 2.7 | 91 | 0.50 |
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.) | 120 | 50.5 | 58% | 69% | – |
| 2024/25 | 103 | 44.8 | 45% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 131 | 49.7 | 53% | 74% | +0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 114 | 50.6 | 55% | 71% | +0.51 |
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
- Orchard Park High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20244.1applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Bromley20262.1applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · BromleyImproved significantly20244.5applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · BromleyGood20223.9applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · CroydonGraded · no overall grade20243.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · CroydonGood20222.7applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Croydon20262.6applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Croydon20264.3applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · BromleyRemains Outstanding20237.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142040 · 306/4004
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,000 pupils · 675 on roll
- Free school meals
- 40.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Replaced
- Edenham High School (URN 101819)
- Address
- Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7NJ
- Local authority
- Croydon
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources