The New School
ST MARY'S LODGE, 149 CENTRAL HILL, SE19 1RT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms LUCY STEPHENS
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 147986
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02045130505
About this school
The New School is an independent school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The New School under its current framework. 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
The New School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
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 New 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 94 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
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
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 17
Location
Nearby schools
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Fidelis College0.0 miles
Independent schools · London
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Priory School0.1 miles
Special schools · London
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Hillcrest0.2 miles
Other types · London
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Silburn Reid0.7 miles
Other types · London
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Dulwich Prep & Senior1.0 miles
Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does The New School teach?
- The New School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of The New School?
- The headteacher of The New School is Ms LUCY STEPHENS, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The New School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The New 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 New School?
- The New School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is The New School full?
- The New School has capacity for 120 pupils and 97 on roll (81%), 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 The New School a faith school?
- No. The New School has no designated religious character.
- What are The New School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The New 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 24 July 2026.