Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 833 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.3
Academy sponsor led
Meridian High School
- Pupils on roll
- 535of 960 places
- Free school meals
- 64.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 106
- Ofsted
- Good, 24 January 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Meridian High School (URN 139074, until 1 October 2016).
What the data says
Of the 109 pupils who finished Year 11 at Meridian High School in 2023, 19% stayed on in Meridian High School’s own sixth form (Croydon average 48%), 65% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 34.2 against 46.1 across England and 44.5 in Croydon, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 30% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Croydon and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Meridian High School | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 109 | 3,906 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 19% | 48% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 65% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Meridian High School | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.2 | 44.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 58% | 52% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 | 3.99 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 68% | 41% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.7 | 37.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.5 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 19% | 27% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 103 | 97% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 61% |
| English Language | 103 | 97% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 51% |
| English Literature | 102 | 96% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 41% |
| Combined Science | 100 | 94% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 41% |
| Spanish | 63 | 59% | 19% | 3% | 27% | 22% |
| Geography | 46 | 43% | 41% | 9% | 25% | 30% |
| History | 45 | 42% | 41% | 2% | 26% | 29% |
| Statistics | 32 | 30% | 5% | 6% | 20% | 72% |
| Art and Design | 29 | 27% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 38% |
| Psychology | 24 | 23% | 3% | 4% | 22% | 25% |
| Sociology | 20 | 19% | 4% | 0% | 21% | 45% |
| Citizenship Studies | 13 | 12% | 3% | 8% | 19% | 46% |
| Drama | 12 | 11% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 8% |
| Portuguese | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Business Studies | 2 | 2% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 1% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Biology | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 46 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 44 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 18 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Croydon
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Academy converter · sixth form · 967 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.4
Coombe Wood School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,162 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Harris Academy Purley
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,013 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.8
Harris Academy South Norwood
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,008 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,191 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.