Meridian High School
Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Anderson
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 960
- Pupils on roll
- 535
- URN
- 143846
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02039431328
About this school
Meridian High School is a secondary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 535 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meridian High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 109 | 108 | 106 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.0 | 36.0 | 34.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.42 -0.69 to -0.15 | -0.70 -0.97 to -0.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 27.8% | 30.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 39.8% | 47.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 47.2% | 57.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
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 Meridian 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 | 39 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.2 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 539 |
| 2023/24 | 525 |
| 2024/25 | 537 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meridian High School compares
Meridian High School ranked 23rd of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% 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 | 34.2 | 9.7% | 69.1% | 535 | — |
| Charles Darwin School | 38.9 | 10.4% | 24.9% | 1,305 | 2.4 miles |
| The Quest Academy | 37.5 | 9.5% | 48.9% | 853 | 2.4 miles |
| Hayes School | 54.8 | 7% | 11% | 1,770 | 2.9 miles |
| Ravens Wood School | 48.1 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 1,598 | 3.0 miles |
| Warlingham School | 44.4 | 7.8% | 20.3% | 1,396 | 3.1 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)
- 69.09%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.71%
- Persistent absence
- 32.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charles Darwin School2.4 miles
Secondary · Westerham
-
The Quest Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · South Croydon
-
Hayes School2.9 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Ravens Wood School3.0 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Warlingham School3.1 miles
Secondary · Warlingham
Other schools in Croydon
Meridian High School ranks 11th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Croydon.
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Secondary
- Ark Blake Academy Secondary
- Coloma Convent Girls' School Secondary
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon Secondary
- Oasis Academy Coulsdon Secondary
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park Secondary
- Orchard Park High School Secondary
- Shirley High School Performing Arts College Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic High School Secondary
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Secondary
- Tunstall Nursery School Nursery
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Meridian High School teach?
- Meridian High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Meridian High School?
- The headteacher of Meridian High School is Mrs Amy Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meridian High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meridian 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 many pupils are at Meridian High School?
- Meridian High School has 535 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Meridian High School full?
- Meridian High School has capacity for 960 pupils and 535 on roll (56%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Meridian High School a faith school?
- No. Meridian High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Meridian High School part of an academy trust?
- Meridian High School is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Meridian High School have?
- The schools register lists Meridian High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Meridian High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39 in 2022/23 and 34.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meridian High School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Meridian High School ranked 23rd of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% 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 Meridian High School's absence rate?
- Meridian High School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meridian High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meridian 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 10 July 2026.