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Norbury High School for Girls

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–19 · Academy

Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath CR7 8BT · nhsg.org.uk · 020 8679 0062

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.4
average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
Last distance offered
10.42 mi
16.77 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,082
79% of 1,370 places
Local authority
Croydon
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
32.8%
First language not English
69.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Wandle Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 10.42 mi (16.77 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 5.52 mi (8.89 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 107 families put the school first and 136 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

20222023202420252026September 2022: 144 (Places 214)144September 2023: 138 (Places 192)138September 2024: 165 (Places 218)165September 2025: 126 (Places 151)126September 2026: 107 (Places 136)107Places 136
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261361070.8100%
September 2025Sept 20251511260.8100%
September 2024Sept 20242181650.8100%
September 2023Sept 20231921380.7100%
September 2022Sept 20222141440.7100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 202610.42 mi16.77 km
September 20255.52 mi8.89 km
September 20243.33 mi5.35 km
September 20237.07 mi11.38 km

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 46.4, and 44.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 52.3 (England 46.3)52.32017/18: 52.5 (England 46.5)52.52018/19: 51.6 (England 46.7)51.62021/22: 48.3 (England 48.8)48.32022/23: 48.0 (England 46.3)48.02023/24: 50.1 (England 45.9)50.12024/25: 46.4 (England 46.0)46.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.446.0
●44.7%45.4%
●63.5%64.8%
▲89.0%40.5%
▲4.344.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form62.7+3.3
Sixth form college3.6+0.5
Further education27.3−1.3
Other education1.4—
Apprenticeship0.9−0.1
Employment0.50
Not in a lasting destination2.7−2
Activity not captured0.9−1.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 26.7 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 31.0 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 28.3 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 29.0 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 36.4 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 30.3 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.9 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 25.1 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
80 studentsC- (25.1)Below average -0.17
80 studentsC- (25.1)Below average -0.17
51 studentsMerit+ (26.8)Average +0.01
3.4%AAB or better
90.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2458C (30.9)+0.32
2022/2360C (30.3)—
2021/2275B- (36.4)—
2018/1957C (29)+0.03
2017/1880C- (28.3)+0.12
2016/1789C (31)-0.03
2015/1683C- (26.7)+0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University73.2−2.4
Apprenticeship8.9+6.3
Employment5.4−10
Not in a lasting destination7.1+3.3
Activity not captured5.4—

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Norbury High School for Girls on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
19 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jun 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
57%
Replies
28
2% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school▼64% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼68% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼71% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼75% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼79% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼71% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▼60% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼41% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼28% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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