Woodcote High School
Meadow Rise, Coulsdon, CR5 2EH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COLLEGIATE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Marrill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Collegiate Trust
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,283
- Pupils on roll
- 1,250
- URN
- 138187
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086686464
About this school
Woodcote High School is a secondary academy in Coulsdon. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,250 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 208 | 214 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | 48.6 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.22 +0.02 to +0.42 | -0.07 -0.26 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 54.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 74% | 66.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 32.7% | 39.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodcote High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,276 |
| 2023/24 | 1,294 |
| 2024/25 | 1,273 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodcote High School compares
Woodcote High School ranked 8th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 9.8% | 25.9% | 1,250 | — |
| The John Fisher School | 55.6 | 6.4% | 15.9% | 1,116 | 1.1 miles |
| Wallington High School for Girls | 80.5 | 4.9% | 12.5% | 1,548 | 1.3 miles |
| Thomas More Catholic School | 42.1 | 8.7% | 43.1% | 599 | 1.3 miles |
| Oaks Park High School | 42.5 | 10.2% | 29.3% | 1,407 | 1.6 miles |
| Wilson's School | 86.9 | 2.8% | 5.8% | 1,327 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.88%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.75%
- Persistent absence
- 25.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The John Fisher School1.1 miles
Secondary · Purley
-
Wallington High School for Girls1.3 miles
Secondary · Wallington
-
Thomas More Catholic School1.3 miles
Secondary · Purley
-
Oaks Park High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Wilson's School2.0 miles
Secondary · Wallington
Other schools in Coulsdon
- Chipstead Valley Primary School Primary
- Keston Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Byron Primary
- Smitham Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Woodcote Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodcote High School teach?
- Woodcote High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Coulsdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodcote High School?
- The headteacher of Woodcote High School is Mrs Kate Marrill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodcote High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodcote High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Woodcote High School?
- Woodcote High School has 1,250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Woodcote High School full?
- Woodcote High School has capacity for 1,283 pupils and 1,250 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodcote High School a faith school?
- No. Woodcote High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodcote High School a selective school?
- No. Woodcote High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Woodcote High School?
- Woodcote High School is part of THE COLLEGIATE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woodcote High School have?
- The schools register lists Woodcote High School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodcote High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodcote High School rank locally?
- Woodcote High School ranked 8th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodcote High School's absence rate?
- Woodcote High School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodcote High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodcote High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.