Norbury High School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Thornton Heath, Croydon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
10.419 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Norbury High School for Girls is a secondary school in Thornton Heath, Croydon for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 March 2022. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Norbury High School for Girls catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 10.419 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered was 10.419 miles, the longest of the 15 Croydon secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.51 miles).
- The 2026 Year 7 distance was further out than in 2025 or 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years; the biggest swing came from 2021 to 2023.
- Year 7 2026 drew 107 first-choice applications for 136 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 29 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 45% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was C- (England B-), with below-average progress.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,082 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school feel safe.”
- “They are clear where to go if they need additional support and feel confident to ask for it.”
- “In lessons, pupils largely behave well.”
To improve
- “However, the school is not yet secure in ensuring that all pupils, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), attend the school on a regular enough basis.”
- “However, they have a mixed experience across the school.”
- “Staff do not consistently check pupils’ understanding and, at times, misconceptions are not picked up precisely enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
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: 107 first-preference applications, 136 offers in total, 107 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- St Joseph's College 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harris Academy South Norwood 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 2.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic High School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Blake Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published