OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
10 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
City technology college
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
1,445
1,445 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
950
65.7% of pupils
Male pupils
495
34.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.8 pts
below England
School
15.0%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.1 pts
below England
School
8.2%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
49.6%
716
Any other White background
9.6%
139
Any other Mixed background
9.6%
138
Caribbean
6.0%
86
White and Black Caribbean
5.3%
77
Any other Black background
4.7%
68
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
32.4%
468 of
1,445 pupils
11.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 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
50.1
10.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.36 · 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
5.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
5.81%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.24 pts
lower than
England
School
14.57%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.55 pts
lower than
England
School
1.26%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.7%
19.9 pts
above England
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
99.7%
Croydon
72.6%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.