Beckmead College
Tennison Road, London, SE25 5RR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Allen
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 148772
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082894701
About this school
Beckmead College is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 87 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
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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.1 | 3.2 | 7.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.69 -2.31 to -1.07 | -2.75 -3.30 to -2.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 8.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Beckmead College 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 | 6.1 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.2 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 28.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 26.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76.19%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 26.87%
- Persistent absence
- 81.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Aspire Academy0.2 miles
Free Schools · London
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Aya College (Educational Provision)0.5 miles
Independent schools · London
-
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology0.6 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
-
Bensham Manor School0.9 miles
Special schools · Thornton Heath
-
Chaffinch Brook School1.0 miles
Academies · Croydon
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Common questions
- What year groups does Beckmead College teach?
- Beckmead College teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Beckmead College?
- The headteacher of Beckmead College is Mr Mark Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beckmead College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckmead College, 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 Beckmead College?
- Beckmead College has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Beckmead College full?
- Beckmead College has capacity for 112 pupils and 87 on roll (78%), 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 Beckmead College a faith school?
- No. Beckmead College has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Beckmead College?
- Beckmead College is part of THE BECKMEAD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beckmead College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.1 in 2022/23 and 7.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Beckmead College's absence rate?
- Beckmead College's overall absence rate is 26.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beckmead College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beckmead College'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.