- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Croydon average.
480 first choices, 299 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1655.3
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.4%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 2,074
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Secondary schools in Croydon
All 51 secondary schools in Croydon. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Croydon average.
125 first choices, 160 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.8
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.8%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 967
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Croydon average, low absence.
177 first choices, 210 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.9
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,191
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Croydon average, low absence.
321 first choices, 174 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.9
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,162
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average, low absence.
171 first choices, 178 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.1
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 963
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Croydon average.
109 first choices, 178 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.2
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.2%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 1,013
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Croydon average.
176 first choices, 163 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.5
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.0%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 927
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Croydon average.
139 first choices, 145 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.5
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.6%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 675
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average, high absence.
151 first choices, 230 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.9
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,250
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average, low absence.
49 first choices, 84 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.0
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 739
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.0
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Croydon average, low absence.
111 first choices, 171 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.0
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,011
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average.
78 first choices, 138 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.4
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.7%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 1,008
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average.
115 first choices, 158 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.5
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.5%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 759
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average.
60 first choices, 129 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.0
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.7%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 599
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results close to the Croydon average.
65 first choices, 93 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.2
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.7%Croydon 8.2%
- Pupils
- 758
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average, high absence.
107 first choices, 136 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.5
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,082
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average, low absence.
45 first choices, 108 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.7
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 565
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Croydon average, high absence.
71 first choices, 100 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.6
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,017
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Croydon average, high absence.
92 first choices, 138 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.5
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 833
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Croydon average, high absence.
84 first choices, 142 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1638.5
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 800
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Croydon average, high absence.
66 first choices, 104 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.5
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 853
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Croydon average, high absence.
85 first choices, 113 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1629.7
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 535
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
Results below the Croydon average, high absence.
12 first choices, 22 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1639.0
Croydon 46.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 310
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 7.6%
- Pupils
- 246
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.3
- Secondary schools51including 15 special
- Attainment 8 at 1646.0England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding93%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools11 of 515 Catholic, 4 Church of England
- With a nursery class3take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals35.6%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Croydon's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Croydon
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 37 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 14
- Good: 11 of 14
- Requires improvement: 1 of 14
- Inadequate: 0 of 14
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Croydon
Some are faith schools.
11 of the 51 secondary schools in Croydon have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Croydon, explained
There are 51 secondary schools in Croydon, teaching 29,241 children. 3 are run by the council and 26 are academies or free schools. Among them are 15 special and 18 independent schools.
93% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Croydon scored an average Attainment 8 of 46.0 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
35.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,920 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 24.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Croydon?
There are 51 secondary schools in Croydon, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Croydon?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Croydon on Eduscope are Riddlesdown Collegiate, Coloma Convent Girls' School and Harris City Academy Crystal Palace. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Croydon?
Croydon has 2 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 11 are rated Good, meaning 93% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Croydon ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Croydon secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Croydon is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Croydon?
When choosing a secondary school in Croydon, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 51 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.