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St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Voluntary aided
Woburn Road, Croydon CR9 2EE · stmaryscroydon.co.uk · 020 8686 3837
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 565
- 51% of 1,115 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- First language not English
- 60.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 108 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 108 | 45 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 61 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 104 | 56 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 123 | 54 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 47 | 0.4 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | No distance given | |
| September 2025 | No distance given | |
| September 2024 | No distance given | |
| September 2022 | 3.80 mi6.12 km | |
The council gives no distance for this school (N/A).
The furthest distance at which a place was offered under the distance criterion.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.5, and 22.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade E+ (14.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.7 | −15.3 |
| Sixth form college | 18.7 | +4.3 |
| Further education | 54.2 | +15 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | — |
| Employment | 0.9 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.9 | −3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | −0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 students | E+ (14.4) | +0.47 | |
| 21 students | E+ (14.4) | +0.47 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 22 | C- (27.5) | +0.49 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 70 |
|---|---|
| Other education | 5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 |
| Employment | 5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 |
| Activity not captured | 5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Mary's Catholic High School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Positive
- 63%
- Replies
- 10
- 2% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (10%) whose child was bullied