St Mary's Catholic High SchoolWoburn Road , Croydon

St Mary's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Croydon, serving pupils aged 11 to 19. The school is a voluntary aided school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

St Mary's Catholic High School currently has around 564 pupils on roll, which is about 51% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 46.1% boys and 53.9% girls. Around 38.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 6.1%. Persistent absence is recorded at 19.7%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with african pupils forming the largest group at around 35.5%. other white pupils make up about 13.5% , followed by indian at 10.1%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 87% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (84%) , including 19% who stay in school sixth forms and 39% progressing to further education , while 1% enter apprenticeships .