5 Croydon secondary schools' progress is well below average

This data from the DfE includes a score assigned to schools all over the country, which indicates the level of progress made by students from the end of key stage two to the end of key stage four.

This list reveals the schools where students have made more progress in comparison to the national average.

We have compiled a list of secondary schools in Croydon along with their respective results.

Well Above Average:

Coloma Convent Girls’ School: 0.79

Orchard Park High School: 0.51

Above Average:

Riddlesdown Collegiate: 0.49

Coombe Wood School: 0.40

Woodcote High School: 0.22

Average:

Harris Invictus Academy Croydon: 0.19

Norbury High School for Girls: 0.14

The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy: 0.14

Harris Academy South Norwood: 0.03

St Mary’s Catholic High School: 0.00

Thomas More Catholic School: 0.00

Archbishop’s Tenison’s CofE High School: -0.01

Harris Academy Purley: -0.04

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace: -0.10

Oasis Academy Coulsdon: -0.11

Shirley High School Performing Arts College: -0.17

St Joseph’s College: -0.22

Below Average:

Oasis Academy Shirley Park: -0.24

Meridian High School: -0.42

Well Below Average:

Oasis Academy Arena: -0.54

The Quest Academy: -0.56

Bensham Manor School: -1.37

Chaffinch Brook School: -1.39

It's important to note that a negative progress score does not imply that students have made no progress or that the school has failed.

Instead, it shows that students at the school have made less progress compared to their peers across England who attained similar results at the end of key stage two.

This progress is compared to students across England who achieved similar results at the end of key stage two.

A positive score means that students at a particular school have made more progress, whilst a negative score means that students at the school have made less progress.