The Cedars School
147 Central Hill, London, SE19 1RS
This school is closed (it closed in September 2025).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Pablo Hinojo
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Catholic
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 139811
- Local authority
- Croydon
About this school
The Cedars School was a boys' independent school in Croydon. It taught children aged 11 to 19 and had 250 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Cedars School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 43 | 43 | 45 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.9 | 66.2 | 60.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 77% | 90.7% | 77.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 97.7% | 93.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 60% | 30.2% | 22.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
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 The Cedars 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 | 55.9 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.2 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 35
Location
Nearby schools
-
The New School0.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Fidelis College0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Priory School0.1 miles
Special schools · London
-
Hillcrest0.2 miles
Other types · London
-
Silburn Reid0.7 miles
Other types · London
Common questions
- What ages does The Cedars School teach?
- The Cedars School taught children aged 11 to 19. It was an independent school in Croydon.
- Has The Cedars School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Cedars School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Cedars School?
- The Cedars School had 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- How have The Cedars School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.9 in 2022/23 and 60 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Cedars School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Cedars 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 2 September 2025.