Meridian High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 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
- 525 (56% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.9%
- Persistent absence
- 35.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.9%
White British 65%
Mixed 9.9%
Unclassified 8.6%
African 5.9%
Other White 4%
Caribbean 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.42
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 104 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
| Geography | GCSE | 49 |
| History | GCSE | 36 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 108 |
| Polish | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Meridian High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 95
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 100 48 52 |
| Year 8 | 96 48 48 |
| Year 9 | 118 74 44 |
| Year 10 | 102 45 57 |
| Year 11 | 109 58 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 29.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 53.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 8.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 1.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.2% 1.0% |