Coloma Convent Girls' School
Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 5AS
967 pupils · 91% of 1,057 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 62.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 87.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 47.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 160 | 125 | 416 | 160 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 165 | 106 | 393 | 165 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 138 | 95 | 393 | 138 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 155 | 120 | 488 | 155 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shirley High School Performing Arts College 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Coombe Wood School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Orchard Park High School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Quest Academy 2.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.