OFSTED
21 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
13 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Croydon
Trust
THE COLLEGIATE TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,074
2,074 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
951
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
1,123
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.0 pts
below England
School
12.8%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.6 pts
below England
School
11.7%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
42.2%
875
Any other White background
8.2%
170
Indian
6.8%
141
African
6.1%
126
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
121
White and Asian
4.7%
97
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
21.2%
439 of
2,074 pupils
0.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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
50.7
11.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.14 · 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
7.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.20 pts
higher than
England
School
7.42%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.97 pts
higher than
England
School
19.78%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
higher than
England
School
2.22%
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
101.7%
9.3 pts
above England
Riddlesdown Collegiate
101.7%
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.