Saffron Valley Collegiate
279 High Street, Croydon, CR0 1QH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian LaRocque
- Sponsor
- Alternative Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 149606
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086800949
About this school
Saffron Valley Collegiate is a special academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 64 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Saffron Valley Collegiate 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
Saffron Valley Collegiate has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.15%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bright Minds Creative Academy0.1 miles
Special schools · Croydon
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Croydon Metropolitan College0.1 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
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Aspire Learning0.3 miles
Special schools · Croydon
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Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon0.4 miles
Special schools · Croydon
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Harris Federation Post 160.5 miles
Colleges · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
- Addington Valley Academy Free Schools
- Arise Academy Special schools
- Aspire Learning Special schools
- Bright Minds Creative Academy Special schools
- Chaffinch Brook School 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 ages does Saffron Valley Collegiate teach?
- Saffron Valley Collegiate teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Saffron Valley Collegiate?
- The headteacher of Saffron Valley Collegiate is Mrs Gillian LaRocque, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Saffron Valley Collegiate been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Saffron Valley Collegiate 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 Saffron Valley Collegiate?
- Saffron Valley Collegiate has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Saffron Valley Collegiate full?
- Saffron Valley Collegiate has capacity for 220 pupils and 64 on roll (29%), 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 Saffron Valley Collegiate a faith school?
- No. Saffron Valley Collegiate has no designated religious character.
- Is Saffron Valley Collegiate part of an academy trust?
- Saffron Valley Collegiate is part of ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Saffron Valley Collegiate publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Saffron Valley Collegiate. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.