St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–19 · Croydon
St Mary's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Croydon for ages 11–19 (voluntary aided school). Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Woburn Road, Croydon, CR9 2EE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 565 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “This is a deeply caring school in which pupils treat one another, and staff, with great courtesy, respect and consideration.”
- “Staff take great care to understand each pupil's individual circumstances.”
- “Staff help them feel secure and at ease in the school environment.”
To improve
- “However, the support for some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to learn the curriculum is not consistently effective.”
- “Some pupils with SEND have persisting gaps in their knowledge as a result.”
- “Likewise, some pupils do not receive additional support to address vital gaps in their knowledge, particularly in their written and spoken communication.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 45 first-preference applications, 108 offers in total, 45 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2020 to 2026, as Croydon published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
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