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Beckmead College

Academy special converter · Mixed · Croydon

Tennison Road, London, SE25 5RR

Website 02082894701

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 17/04/2024

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

73.1%

81.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

87

Capacity used

Has space

78%

112 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Mark Allen
Address
Tennison Road, London, SE25 5RR
Phone
02082894701
Local authority
Croydon
Ward / constituency
South Norwood · Croydon West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
148772

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals55%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support8%——
93% boys (81)7% girls (6)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE BECKMEAD TRUST

87 pupils · 112 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    17 April 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 49 pupils

Attendance

73.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

26.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

81.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

20.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

13.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

76%
21/22
87%
22/23
76%
23/24
82%
24/25

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 over time

620226.120233.220247.12025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 87.146
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths8.7%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.244.1
Pupils in cohort23—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
-2.54
Other pupils
-3.39
Low prior attainers
-2.23
Middle prior attainers
-4.07
Boys
-2.75

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Biology200%0%0%
Mathematics150%7%27%
English Language120%17%25%
Social Studies110%0%9%
Art and Design20%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

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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.