OFSTED
24 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Croydon
Trust
GLF SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
535
535 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
260
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
275
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
40.1 pts
above England
School
64.9%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.6 pts
below England
School
10.7%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.2%
322
African
8.4%
45
Unclassified
8.0%
43
White and Black Caribbean
5.8%
31
Any other White background
5.2%
28
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
16
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
53.3%
285 of
535 pupils
32.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
27.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.2 pts
above
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
34.2
5.0 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.70 · 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
9.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.49 pts
higher than
England
School
9.71%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.05 pts
higher than
England
School
32.86%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.76%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.05 pts
lower than
England
School
1.76%
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
55.7%
36.6 pts
below England
Meridian High School
55.7%
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.