Meridian High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 143846
- Address
- Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, CR0 0AH
- Website
- www.meridianhigh.london
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 537 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.8%
White British 63.1%
Mixed 9.7%
African 8%
Unclassified 7.8%
Other White 4.5%
Caribbean 1.9%
Other Black 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.2
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.98
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 103 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 102 |
Admissions
Meridian High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 106
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 100 52 48 |
| Year 8 | 111 53 58 |
| Year 9 | 105 54 51 |
| Year 10 | 116 70 46 |
| Year 11 | 105 45 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 90.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 33.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 49.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |