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Coloma Convent Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Upper Shirley Road, Croydon CR9 5AS · coloma.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8654 6228
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 967
- 91% of 1,057 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- First language not English
- 35.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 125 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 160 | 125 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 165 | 106 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 138 | 95 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 155 | 120 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 170 | 1 | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.4, and 62.4% 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+ (33.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲62.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲87.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.14 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101823)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 74.3 | −10.2 |
| Sixth form college | 7.9 | −4.7 |
| Further education | 11.8 | +10.1 |
| Employment | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 students | C+ (33.8) | Average -0.01 | |
| 88 students | C+ (34.1) | Average 0.00 | |
| 23 students | Dist- (30.7) | Average -0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 142 | C+ (34.5) | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 136 | B- (36.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 117 | B+ (43.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 133 | B- (36.1) | +0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 139 | C+ (34.9) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 155 | B- (35.1) | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 143 | B- (37) | +0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75.2 | −10.4 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | +2 |
| Employment | 9.3 | +5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | +5.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Coloma Convent Girls' School on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101823), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101823)
Before September 2019
Oct 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101823)
Sept 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101823)