Arise Academy
Cornerstones, 14 Willis Road, Croydon, CR0 2XX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Hayley Gibbs
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 149481
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02045016761
About this school
Arise Academy is an independent special school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Arise Academy 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
Arise Academy 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 | 9 |
| 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 Arise Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 24 |
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
- 30
Location
Nearby schools
-
Supreme Education AP0.4 miles
Special schools · Croydon
-
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology0.5 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
-
Al-Khair School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
-
Al-Khair Secondary Girls0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Al-Khair School Preparatory School0.6 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Croydon
- Addington Valley Academy Free Schools
- Aspire Learning Special schools
- Bright Minds Creative Academy Special schools
- Chaffinch Brook School Academies
- Saffron Valley Collegiate Academies
- Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon Special schools
- Supreme Education AP Special schools
- The Link School Academies
- Tunstall Nursery School Nursery
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Arise Academy teach?
- Arise Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Arise Academy?
- The headteacher of Arise Academy is Miss Hayley Gibbs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Arise Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Arise Academy 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 big is Arise Academy?
- Arise Academy has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Arise Academy full?
- Arise Academy has capacity for 40 pupils and 30 on roll (75%), 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 Arise Academy a faith school?
- No. Arise Academy has no designated religious character.
- What are Arise Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arise Academy'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.