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Meridian High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon CR0 0AH · meridianhigh.london · 020 3943 1328
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 6.13 mi
- 9.86 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 535
- 56% of 960 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 64.9%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Glf Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 6.13 mi (9.86 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 7.63 mi (12.29 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 85 families put the school first and 113 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 | 113 | 85 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 106 | 82 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 95 | 70 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 105 | 75 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 102 | 63 | 0.6 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.13 mi9.86 km | |
| September 2025 | 7.63 mi12.29 km | |
| September 2024 | 6.94 mi11.16 km | |
| September 2023 | 6.04 mi9.71 km | |
| September 2022 | 6.22 mi10.01 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 34.2, and 30.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.98 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139074)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.2 | −12.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 64.8 | +12.8 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −3.1 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −5.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.1 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 8.3 | +5.1 |
Ofsted
Meridian High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139074), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139074)
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 70
- 13% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 63% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (37%) with SEND