What ages does Olympus teach?

Olympus teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in South Croydon.

Who is the headteacher of Olympus?

The headteacher of Olympus is Bianca Greenhalgh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Olympus been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Olympus 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 Olympus?

Olympus has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.

Olympus has capacity for 55 pupils and 48 on roll (87%), 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 Olympus a faith school?

No. Olympus has no designated religious character.

What are Olympus's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Olympus'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.

Olympus

112 Orchard Road, South Croydon, CR2 9LQ

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 11 to 19
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Bianca Greenhalgh
Religious ethos: None
Constituency: Croydon South
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 55
Pupils on roll: 48
URN: 149445
Local authority: Croydon
Website: School website
Telephone: 02045016961

About this school

Olympus is an independent special school in South Croydon. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 48 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Olympus under its current framework. 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

Olympus has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	6	3
Attainment 8 score	7.2	-
Progress 8 score	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	0%	-
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	16.7%	-
Entered the English Baccalaureate	0%	-
English Baccalaureate average point score	0.6	-

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 Olympus has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2023/24	45
2024/25	45

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: 48

Location

Nearby schools

Croydon High School
Independent schools · South Croydon

1.0 miles
Warlingham Park School
Independent schools · Warlingham

1.6 miles
Abingdon House School Purley
Special schools · Purley

1.9 miles
Red Gates School
Special schools · South Croydon

2.0 miles
Royal Russell School
Independent schools · Croydon

2.1 miles

Other schools in South Croydon

Maypole School - Melville Special schools
Red Gates School Special schools
Rutherford School Special schools
St Giles School Special schools
Atwood Primary School Primary
Greenvale Primary School Primary
Gresham Primary School Primary
Purley Oaks Primary School Primary
Quest Primary School Primary
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Primary
Ridgeway Primary School Primary
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School Primary

Common questions

What ages does Olympus teach?: Olympus teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in South Croydon.
Who is the headteacher of Olympus?: The headteacher of Olympus is Bianca Greenhalgh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Olympus been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Olympus 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 Olympus?: Olympus has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
Is Olympus full?: Olympus has capacity for 55 pupils and 48 on roll (87%), 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 Olympus a faith school?: No. Olympus has no designated religious character.
What are Olympus's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Olympus'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.