Academy sponsor led · Croydon

Meridian High School

11–18Ages
535Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
143846URN

Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.5 below Croydon median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Croydon

150 applications for 113 places · 22nd of 22 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

29.7of 90

Croydon 46.5 England 46.0

23rd of 23 in Croydon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

1.5 below Croydon median (2.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

150 applications · 113 places offered · 85 named it first

2026 1.3; Croydon median median 2.8
2025 1.4; Croydon median median 2.9
2024 1.4; Croydon median median 2.9
2023 1.4; Croydon median median 2.8
2022 1.2; Croydon median median 2.7
2021 1.3; Croydon median median 2.8
2020 1.4; Croydon median median 2.5
2019 1.1; Croydon median median 2.6
2018 1.2; Croydon median median 2.4
2017 1.4; Croydon median median 3.0
2016 1.7; Croydon median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Croydon median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Croydon median median 3.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Meridian High School (URN 139074), Addington High School (URN 101810), 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	113	150	1.3	85	0.75
Sep 2025	106	148	1.4	82	0.77
Sep 2024	95	137	1.4	70	0.74
Sep 2023	105	151	1.4	75	0.71
Sep 2022	102	125	1.2	63	0.62
Sep 2021	118	153	1.3	103	0.87
Sep 2020	111	158	1.4	88	0.79
Sep 2019	154	167	1.1	103	0.67
Sep 2018	151	179	1.2	97	0.64
Sep 2017	145	205	1.4	113	0.78
Sep 2016 *	107	186	1.7	94	0.88
Sep 2015 *	80	130	1.6	50	0.63
Sep 2014 *	106	173	1.6	84	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

113 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)29.723rd of 23 in Croydon

Croydon 46.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths17%23rd of 23 in Croydon

Croydon 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths43%

Croydon 62% England 66%

This school
Croydon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.70

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	113	29.7	17%	43%	–
2024/25	106	34.2	30%	47%	–
2023/24	108	36.0	28%	40%	−0.70
2022/23	109	39.0	29%	49%	−0.42

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

Meridian High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 29.7Attainment 8
Charles Darwin School
3.8 km · Bromley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
The Quest Academy
3.9 km · Croydon

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Hayes School
4.7 km · Bromley

Outstanding2022

7.0applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Ravens Wood School
4.8 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
Warlingham School
5.0 km · Surrey

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
5.2 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.7applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Coloma Convent Girls' School
5.3 km · Croydon

2026

2.6applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Darrick Wood School
5.8 km · Bromley

Good2024

4.4applications per place 51.3Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143846 · 306/4007
Trust: GLF Schools
Capacity: 960 pupils · 535 on roll
Free school meals: 64.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Meridian High School (URN 139074); Addington High School (URN 101810)
Address: Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH
Local authority: Croydon

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