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Coloma Convent Girls' School

URN
149347
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Coloma Convent Girls' School
URN
149347
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

76 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

92

Inspection

45

Admissions Value

87

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of secondary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#3 of 22 schools in Croydon

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
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  • 8 alternative schools identified

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
25 January 2022
Inspection date
30 November 2021
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2022

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

165

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

393

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

165

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.38×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Croydon
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Croydon)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.coloma.croydon.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

57.4

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

62.4%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

87.9%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

47.7%

EBacc achievement

Location

CR9 5AS - Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, Surrey

Contact details

Address
Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, Surrey
Postcode
CR9 5AS
Phone
2086546228
Website
http://www.coloma.croydon.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Croydon
Local authority code
306

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 333 schools in Croydon.

Authority statistics

Total schools

333

Open schools

157

Closed schools

176

Primary schools

182

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 25 January 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 25 January 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2022

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 25 January 2022

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 101823 (Coloma Convent Girls' School).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    25 January 202230 November 2021S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 25 January 2022
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      25 January 2022
      Inspected
      30 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    42.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 106

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    30.2%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    33.8

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.01

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    6.9%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    52

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary182 (55.7%)
    • Secondary52 (15.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other93 (28.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Coloma Convent Girls' School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Shirley High School Performing Arts College203 mSecondaryClosed
    Shirley High School Performing Arts College203 mSecondaryOpen
    St John's CofE Primary School433 mPrimaryOpen
    Benson Primary and Nursery School693 mPrimaryClosed
    Harris Primary Academy Benson693 mPrimaryOpen
    Trinity School840 mNot applicableOpen
    Oakwood School1.4 kmNot applicableClosed
    Spring Park Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryClosed
    Forest Academy1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Coloma Convent Girls' School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shirley High School Performing Arts College
      Distance
      203 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shirley High School Performing Arts College
      Distance
      203 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • St John's CofE Primary School
      Distance
      433 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Croydon)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Addington High SchoolSecondaryCR0 0AHClosed
    Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolSecondaryCR0 5JQOpen
    Ark Blake AcademySecondaryCR0 6NAOpen
    Ashburton Community SchoolSecondaryCR9 7ALClosed
    Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolSecondaryCR9 5ASClosed
    • Addington High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      CR0 0AH
      Status
      Closed
    • Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      CR0 5JQ
      Status
      Open
    • Ark Blake Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      CR0 6NA
      Status
      Open
    • Ashburton Community School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      CR9 7AL
      Status
      Closed
    • Coloma Convent Girls' School
    Benson Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    693 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Harris Primary Academy Benson
    Distance
    693 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Trinity School
    Distance
    840 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Oakwood School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Spring Park Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Forest Academy
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    CR9 5AS
    Status
    Closed