Coloma Convent Girls' School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C68
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Croydon, CR9 5AS
- Distance
- 2.1km away
The Quest Academy
Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Local ranking21st of 23 secondary schools in Croydon
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1115
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 12 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 161
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 73.0%
- Higher education
- 46.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
28.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
44
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 103
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 903
- Boys
- 438 (51%)
- Girls
- 415 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1115 (77% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 48.9%
- EAL
- 26.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 15.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,120/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 28.7%
- Black African: 19.7%
- White Other: 9.2%
- Black Caribbean: 9.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 6.0%
- Mixed Other: 5.8%
- Asian Other: 5.3%
- Black Other: 3.0%
28.7%
White British
19.7%
Black African
9.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Farnborough Avenue
South Croydon, London
Administrative
- URN
- 136203
- UKPRN
- 10031227
- Establishment No.
- 6910
- Trust
- THE COLLEGIATE TRUST
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