Coloma Convent Girls' School

Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 5AS

Local ranking3rd of 23 secondary schools in Croydon

Ofsted: Expected

Secondary

Phase

1057

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Girls

Gender

Continues from Coloma Convent Girls' School (URN 101823) since 1 October 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Post-16 provision: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 57.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 62.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 87.9% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 47.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 5.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 149

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 97.0%
Continued in education: 97.0%
Apprenticeships: 0.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 1.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 90.0%
Higher education: 73.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 11.0%
Not sustained: 7.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

33.8

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

34.4

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 6.9% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 30.7
16-18 Cohort: 180

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 924
Girls: 924 (100%)
Capacity: 1057 (87% full)
SEND: 14.4%
FSM Eligible: 27.1%
EAL: 28.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.4%
SEN Support: 13.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 15.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 61.2
Budget per Pupil: £8,615/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 22.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Black African: 31.6%
White British: 15.1%
Asian Indian: 10.6%
White Other: 7.2%
Asian Other: 6.8%
Black Caribbean: 6.6%
Mixed Other: 4.5%
Black Other: 3.7%

31.6%

Black African

15.1%

White British

10.6%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

02086546228

office@coloma.croydon.sch.uk

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Upper Shirley Road

Croydon, London

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Administrative

URN: 149347
UKPRN: 10091127
Establishment No.: 5405
Trust: ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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