St Mary's Catholic High School
About the school
St Mary's Catholic High School is an open secondary school in Croydon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 January 2026
- Published
- 15 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
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
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 36.5
- Croydon
- 44.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Croydon
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 22.90%
- Croydon
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 37.10%
- Croydon
- 61.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 24.80%
- Croydon
- 51.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.09
- Croydon
- 3.99
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.11
AAB or better
- School
- 20.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
564
Girls
53.90%
Boys
46.10%
SEN support
10.99%
Education, health and care plan
2.48%
English as an additional language
61.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.67%
Overall absence
5.76
Persistent absence
17.08
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
101
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
7%