St Mary's Catholic High School
Woburn Road, Croydon, CR9 2EE
565 pupils · 51% of 1,115 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 15 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 22.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 37.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 24.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.42 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 108 | 45 | 229 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 89 | 61 | 230 | 74 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 104 | 56 | 266 | 72 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 123 | 54 | 242 | 69 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 116 | 47 | 200 | 63 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 103 | 45 | 199 | 62 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 83 | 30 | 210 | 52 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 117 | 43 | 231 | 76 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 0.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ark Blake Academy 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park 2.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Coombe Wood School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.