Carew Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
- Type
- Free schools special
- Location
- Wallington, SM6 8NQ
- Distance
- 0.5km away
The Link School
138 Croydon Road, Beddington, Croydon, CR0 4PG
Ofsted: Strong
Independent
Phase
148
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 24 June 2025.
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 24 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 1.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 10
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 157
- Boys
- 114 (68%)
- Girls
- 53 (32%)
- Capacity
- 148 (113% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.7%
- EAL
- 14.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 5.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £45,898/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
- 13.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 52.9%
- Mixed Other: 6.5%
- Asian Other: 6.5%
- White Other: 5.9%
- Black African: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.9%
- Other: 3.9%
52.9%
White British
6.5%
Mixed Other
6.5%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
138 Croydon Road
Croydon, London
Administrative
- URN
- 144851
- UKPRN
- 10064564
- Establishment No.
- 7006
- Trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
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