Secondary schools in Croydon
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Croydon has 23 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,906 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 91% stayed in education (England 86%): 48% in a school sixth form, 8% at a sixth form college, 34% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 43% of students in Croydon went to university (England 37%), and 15% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Croydon against England
| Measure | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,906 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 48% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Croydon
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (23)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 833 | 93% | 61% | 28% | 1% | 62% | 45.3 | 39% |
| Ark Blake AcademyFree schools | 759 | — | — | — | — | — | 45.6 | 51% |
| Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 967 | 98% | 79% | 7% | 0% | 73% | 57.4 | 62% |
| Coombe Wood SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,162 | 91% | 53% | 34% | 3% | 61% | 52.6 | 55% |
| Harris Academy Beulah HillAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,011 | — | — | — | — | — | 44.4 | 34% |
| Harris Academy PurleyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,013 | 92% | 39% | 53% | 2% | 64% | 46.8 | 51% |
| Harris Academy South NorwoodAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,008 | 91% | 55% | 31% | 1% | 64% | 48.2 | 44% |
| Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,191 | 92% | 69% | 21% | 1% | 61% | 52.3 | 57% |
| Harris Invictus Academy CroydonFree schools · sixth form | 963 | 94% | 67% | 26% | 0% | 55% | 45.0 | 47% |
| Meridian High SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 535 | 84% | 19% | 65% | 2% | — | 34.2 | 30% |
| Norbury High School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,082 | 94% | 60% | 27% | 1% | 66% | 46.4 | 45% |
| Oasis Academy ArenaAcademy sponsor led | 310 | 81% | 14% | 60% | 2% | — | 37.6 | 29% |
| Oasis Academy CoulsdonAcademy sponsor led | 927 | 88% | 8% | 47% | 1% | — | 44.8 | 52% |
| Oasis Academy Shirley ParkAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,017 | 88% | 50% | 34% | 0% | 71% | 42.6 | 32% |
| Orchard Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 675 | 94% | 45% | 46% | 2% | — | 44.8 | 45% |
| Riddlesdown CollegiateAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,074 | 93% | 50% | 22% | 2% | 62% | 50.7 | 55% |
| Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 800 | 93% | 45% | 44% | 1% | 57% | 37.7 | 23% |
| St Joseph's CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 739 | 93% | 69% | 20% | 0% | 64% | 45.5 | 35% |
| St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 565 | 89% | 18% | 48% | 0% | — | 36.5 | 23% |
| The Archbishop Lanfranc AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 758 | 87% | 41% | 43% | 1% | — | 39.1 | 32% |
| The Quest AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 853 | 87% | 47% | 38% | 1% | 46% | 37.5 | 23% |
| Thomas More Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 599 | 92% | 41% | 47% | 0% | — | 42.1 | 38% |
| Woodcote High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,250 | 92% | 37% | 31% | 3% | 57% | 46.1 | 46% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (19)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 18% | — | — |
| Harris Federation Post 16college · Sixth form centres | — | — | — | — | — | 62% | — | — |
| Al-Khair Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.8 | 36% |
| Al-Khair Secondary Girlsindependent · Other independent school | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 52.8 | 44% |
| BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technologyindependent · City technology college · sixth form | 1,445 | 96% | 84% | 8% | 0% | 41% | 50.1 | 54% |
| Croydon High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 773 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2 | 0% |
| Croydon Metropolitan Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 13.8 | 11% |
| Fidelis Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0 | 78% |
| Royal Russell Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,296 | — | — | — | — | — | 20.3 | 0% |
| Trinity Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,047 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.1 | 0% |
| Whitgift Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,515 | — | — | — | — | — | 13.2 | 0% |
| Harris Professional Skills Sixth Formsixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 280 | — | — | — | — | 32% | — | — |
| Bensham Manor Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 246 | 98% | 2% | 96% | 0% | — | 3.5 | 0% |
| Priory Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 140 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| St Giles Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 114 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Write Timespecial · Other independent special school | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6 | 0% |
| Beckmead Collegestate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 87 | 68% | 0% | 32% | 0% | — | 7.1 | 0% |
| Beckmead Park Academystate · Academy special converter | 114 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 0% | — | 10.3 | 0% |
| Chaffinch Brook Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 98 | 67% | 0% | 44% | 0% | — | 21.5 | 13% |