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Beckmead College and Beckmead Park Academy

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What differs

  • Beckmead College takes ages 14 to 19; Beckmead Park Academy takes ages 5 to 16.
  • Beckmead College has 87 pupils; Beckmead Park Academy has 114.
  • The two schools are 2.6 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactBeckmead CollegeBeckmead Park Academy
The basics
TypeState-funded: Academy special converter

DfE register

State-funded: Academy special converter

DfE register

Ages14 to 19

DfE register

5 to 16

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils87

DfE register

114

DfE register

BoroughCroydon

DfE register

Croydon

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted graded inspection, 17 April 2024: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 1 July 2025

Ofsted

Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEs68% (left 2022/23)

DfE

86% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals55%

DfE register

71.9%

DfE register

English as an additional language2.4%

school census 2024/25

5%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support4.8%

school census 2024/25

8.3%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher5.4

DfE workforce census

5

DfE workforce census

Overall absence26.9%

DfE, 2024/25

21.6%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

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