Coloma Convent Girls' School
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Coloma Convent Girls' School is a converter academy in Croydon for girls aged 11 to 18. It has 967 pupils and room for 1,057. About 28 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 84 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 49% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in April 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 5AS020 8654 6228coloma.croydon.sch.ukMrs Danielle Bumford-Sinclair headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 21 April 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2021 | S5 Inspection | Requires improvement |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
149 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 149 | 152 | 150 | 174 | 147 | 148 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 57.4 | 56.7 | 61.1 | 64.5 | 62.0 | 61.6 | 44.5 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | +0.52 | +0.79 | +0.79 | +0.89 | +0.89 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 62% | 67% | 72% | 81% | 72% | 68% | 41% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 88% | 84% | 90% | 94% | 91% | 89% | 61% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 5.14 | 5.24 | 5.50 | 6.03 | 5.78 | 5.85 | 4.02 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 48% | 65% | 61% | 95% | 81% | 89% | 55% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 46.7 | 50.0 | 55.6 | 58.9 | 48.5 | 60.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 59.9 | 58.2 | 61.9 | 65.4 | 64.2 | 61.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 29.1 | 36.1 | 41.7 | 25.3 | 33.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 66.4 | 73.5 | 73.9 | 68.5 | 69.9 | – | – |
† These results are for Coloma Convent Girls' School, the school this one replaced in November 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Subjects
Results came out for 20 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Design & Technology (29% here, 50% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 26% | 64% | 89% | 53% | 707 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 149 | 36% | 70% | 87% | 54% | 477 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 148 | 37% | 84% | 93% | 58% | 226 of 3,202 |
| Religious Studies | 148 | 43% | 74% | 87% | 60% | 516 of 1,825 |
| Geography | 108 | 29% | 54% | 71% | 51% | 1,156 of 3,116 |
| Combined Science | 97 | 13% | 49% | 71% | 36% | 639 of 3,084 |
| Social Studies | 53 | 23% | 68% | 85% | 54% | 243 of 1,043 |
| Chemistry | 52 | 69% | 98% | 100% | 81% | 504 of 2,537 |
| Biology | 52 | 58% | 100% | 100% | 82% | 255 of 2,570 |
| Physics | 52 | 48% | 100% | 100% | 82% | 352 of 2,546 |
| History | 50 | 40% | 70% | 80% | 52% | 486 of 3,126 |
| German | 37 | 27% | 60% | 70% | 63% | 333 of 571 |
| Computer Science | 36 | 36% | 58% | 69% | 56% | 806 of 1,861 |
| French | 33 | 46% | 79% | 88% | 60% | 449 of 1,974 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 31 | 19% | 65% | 87% | 52% | 315 of 1,098 |
| Physical Education | 27 | 15% | 59% | 70% | 56% | 711 of 1,559 |
| Art and Design | 19 | 32% | 84% | 95% | 58% | – |
| Design & Technology | 17 | 0% | 29% | 41% | 50% | – |
| Music | 12 | 58% | 75% | 100% | 61% | – |
| Drama | 10 | 20% | 40% | 80% | 60% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
96 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 96 | 171 | 148 | 121 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 33.81 | 34.49 | 36.41 | 43.76 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- | B+ |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 34.40 | 36.16 | – | – |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 7% | 10% | – | – |
| A level progressA level value added | -0.01 | +0.12 | – | – |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 30.71 | 29.76 | 32.04 | 33.93 |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 99% | 90% | – | – |
A level subjects
15 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.
Strongest A levels
Every A level subject against England, 2025
A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
246 places were empty (21% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Croydon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (49), emotional and mental health (26), language and communications needs (23), Autistic spectrum disorder (10), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (10), Physical disability (8).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 967 | 924 | 1,026 | 1,072 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 27% | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 36% | 29% | 13% | 15% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 2% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 6.7% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.1% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 5.9% | 4.4% | 3.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 22.0% | 31.0% | 31.1% | 21.8% | 21.3% | 6.0% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 9.2 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 3.5 | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Coloma Convent Girls' School, the school this one replaced in November 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 150 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 99% | 99% |
| Education | 98% | 99% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 1% | 1% |
| Not in education, work or training | 1% | 1% |
After sixth form
Where the 116 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 100% went on to degree-level study or training.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley High School Performing Arts College | Academy | 200 m | 800 | Good 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,017 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Coombe Wood School | Free school | 1.1 miles | 1,162 | Good 2023 | 80 | Compare |
| Orchard Park High School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 675 | Good 2024 | 60 | Compare |
| The Quest Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 853 | Requires improvement 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 833 | Report card 2026 | 35 | Compare |
| Ark Blake Academy | Free school | 1.6 miles | 759 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Oasis Academy Arena | Academy | 1.7 miles | 310 | Report card 2026 | 18 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Coloma Convent Girls' School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Coloma Convent Girls' School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Academy Bermondsey | Academy | 8.6 miles | 781 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| The Holy Cross School | Academy | 9.3 miles | 994 | Good 2022 | 90 | Compare |
| Rosebery School | Academy | 10.2 miles | 1,514 | Outstanding 2023 | 95 | Compare |
| Sacred Heart High School | Academy | 11.3 miles | 1,113 | Outstanding 2023 | 90 | Compare |
| The St Marylebone CofE School | Academy | 11.4 miles | 1,181 | No overall grade 2025 | 92 | Compare |
| Clapton Girls' Academy | Academy | 12.8 miles | 1,169 | Outstanding 2024 | 93 | Compare |
| Highbury Fields School | Council | 12.9 miles | 733 | Outstanding 2022 | 91 | Compare |
| The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls | Foundation | 14.4 miles | 1,315 | Not inspected | 89 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 84 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 84% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 79 to 88. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | well above | +0.22 | 2025 and 2024 results; 149 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | -0.05 | Ofsted report card, 0.4 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | well above | +0.22 | DfE progress measure; 149 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well above | +0.20 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.03 | 2024/25; 782 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | in line | 0.00 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 149 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | well above | +0.07 | 150 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Coloma Convent Girls' School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Coloma Convent Girls' School scores 84 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 49% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 79 to 88, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.
What is Coloma Convent Girls' School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 21 April 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.
How good are Coloma Convent Girls' School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 62% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 57.4, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade ahead of children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Coloma Convent Girls' School have?
967 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,057 places, so it is 91% full. It is a girls' school.
Is Coloma Convent Girls' School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 246 places were empty in 2024/25 (21% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Coloma Convent Girls' School?
Pupils were in school 92.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 22% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Coloma Convent Girls' School?
The average class had 21.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 11% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Coloma Convent Girls' School have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C+. 15 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 5AS
- Telephone
- 020 8654 6228
- Website
- www.coloma.croydon.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Bumford-Sinclair
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Archdiocese of Southwark
- Multi-academy trust
- St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust (16 schools)
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward
- Shirley South
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2022 (academy converter)
- URN
- 149347 · LAESTAB 3065405 · UKPRN 10091127
- Formerly
- Coloma Convent Girls' School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.