St Mary's Catholic High School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Croydon, Croydon
CR9 2EE
Composite score
45.6

St Mary's Catholic High School at a glance

Located in Croydon, Croydon, St Mary's Catholic High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 564 pupils aged 11 to 19. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 36.5, below the national average of 46. That is down 3.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 37% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 42% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. St Mary's Catholic High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,891
National rank
#465
In London
#22
In Croydon
Top 91%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
36.5
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
23%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
37%
% EBacc grade 5+
5%
EBacc average points score
3.09

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

School profile

Pupils on roll 564 % FSM ever-6 41.7% % EAL 61.3% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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