Coloma Convent Girls' School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Girls

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Pupils

967 census January 2026

Capacity

1,057

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Mrs Danielle Bumford-Sinclair

Trust

ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Address

Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 5AS

Borough

Croydon

Telephone

02086546228

DfE reference (URN)

149347

Website

coloma.croydon.sch.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

125 first-preference applications and 416 applications naming it at any preference for 160 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Croydon: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 71.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.3% were offered one of their preferences (4,184 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2023/24: 56.7
  57.4This school44.5Croydon46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2023/24: 67%
  62%This school42%Croydon45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2023/24: 84%
  88%This school62%Croydon65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2023/24: 65%
  48%This school52%Croydon40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2023/24: 5.24
  5.14This school3.99Croydon4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 149 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2023/24: C+
  C+This schoolCCroydonB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2023/24: 34.5
  33.8This school30.9Croydon35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2023/24: 36.2
  34.4This school31Croydon35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2023/24: 10%
  7%This school9%Croydon18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.12
  -0.01This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 88 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

27.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

28.8%

Receiving SEN support

13%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

1.4%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

22%

Pupils per teacher

17.1 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,176

Pupils on roll

930

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Coloma Convent Girls' School and Shirley High School Performing Arts College0.1 miles apart
• Coloma Convent Girls' School and Oasis Academy Shirley Park1 mile apart
• Coloma Convent Girls' School and Coombe Wood School1.1 miles apart
• Coloma Convent Girls' School and Orchard Park High School1.1 miles apart

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