St Mary's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C58
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Croydon, CR9 2EE
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Ark Blake Academy
6 Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NA
Local ranking22nd of 23 secondary schools in Croydon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 22 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 156
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 782
- Boys
- 375 (49%)
- Girls
- 384 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (63% full)
- SEND
- 15.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 52.8%
- EAL
- 33.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,217/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
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 18.3%
- White Other: 13.7%
- Black Caribbean: 13.0%
- Black African: 11.6%
- Mixed Other: 9.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 8.5%
- Other: 5.8%
- Asian Indian: 3.8%
18.3%
White British
13.7%
White Other
13.0%
Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 147832
- UKPRN
- 10086486
- Establishment No.
- 4014
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
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Score
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- Type
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- Phase
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- Location
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- Distance
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Score
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Ofsted: Expected
Score
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- Type
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Ofsted: Good
Score
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- Type
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