Meridian High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Croydon
Fairchildes Avenue, Croydon, CR0 0AH
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/01/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
32.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
535
Capacity used
Has space56%
960 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
82 of 82 families who put it first got an offer
106
Places offered
148
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 82 | 82 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 22 | 8 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 2 | ● 15% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 31 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 148 | 93 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Croydon lets families list 6 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amy Anderson
- Address
- Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH
- Phone
- 02039431328
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward / constituency
- New Addington South · Croydon East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143846
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 65% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 27% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GLF SCHOOLS
535 pupils · 960 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 569 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.32 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 103 | 14% | 42% | 61% | |
| English Language | 103 | 9% | 34% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 10% | 29% | 41% | |
| Combined Science | 100 | 7% | 22% | 41% | |
| Spanish | 63 | 3% | 11% | 22% | |
| Social Studies | 57 | 4% | 25% | 37% | |
| Geography | 46 | 9% | 28% | 30% | |
| History | 45 | 2% | 9% | 29% | |
| Statistics | 32 | 6% | 53% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 30 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Drama | 12 | 0% | 8% | 8% | |
| Business | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Croydon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.