OFSTED
13 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
27 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Croydon
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
565
565 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
299
52.9% of pupils
Male pupils
266
47.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.5 pts
above England
School
34.3%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
39.9 pts
above England
School
60.2%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
38.4%
217
Any other White background
11.7%
66
Indian
10.1%
57
Any other Asian background
6.5%
37
Caribbean
5.5%
31
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
30
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.9%
84 of
565 pupils
6.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
36.5
2.7 pts
below England
Latest published: 0.29 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.45 pts
lower than
England
School
5.76%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
higher than
England
School
17.08%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.85 pts
higher than
England
School
2.65%
Croydon
2.11%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
50.7%
41.6 pts
below England
St Mary's Catholic High School
50.7%
Croydon
79.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.