Coloma Convent Girls' School Catchment Area
Coloma Convent Girls' School is an academy converter secondary school in Croydon , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 924 pupils, and a capacity of 1057 places. Find catchment area guidance, admissions policy details and nearby secondary schools below.
11-18
Age range
924
Pupils
1,057
Capacity
87%
Fill rate
Requires improvement
Ofsted 2021
Coloma Convent Girls' School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Coloma Convent Girls' School?
The catchment area for Coloma Convent Girls' School is the geographic zone Croydon uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Croydon publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Coloma Convent Girls' School is managed by Croydon and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Croydon before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Croydon catchment area documents →Coloma Convent Girls' School: 1057 places, 87% filled: places available
Coloma Convent Girls' School has a published admission number of 1057 places. 924 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 87%. At 87% full, the school currently has headroom below its 1057 place limit. Catchment distance criteria still apply when the school is oversubscribed, but at current demand levels, places have been available for applicants outside the immediate catchment area.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 23.9% of pupils at Coloma Convent Girls' School are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Croydon.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Croydon publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Croydon Council school admissions (official) →
Coloma Convent Girls' School: School Information
- Full address
- Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 5AS
- Local authority
- Croydon
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 149347
Other Secondary Schools in Croydon
If Coloma Convent Girls' School is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Croydon are the next closest alternatives.
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Catchment Area
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St Mary's Catholic High School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · CR9 2EE
Oasis Academy Coulsdon Catchment Area
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Oasis Academy Shirley Park Catchment Area
Academy sponsor led · CR9 7AL
Shirley High School Performing Arts College Catchment Area
Academy converter · CR0 5EF
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon Catchment Area
Free schools · CR0 2TB
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Croydon
Coloma Convent Girls' School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Croydon. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Joseph's RC Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Select
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Purley
St Joseph's RC Infant School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · London
St Mary's Catholic High School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Croydon
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Coloma Convent Girls' School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Coloma Convent Girls' School
What is the catchment area for Coloma Convent Girls' School? ▾
The catchment area for Coloma Convent Girls' School is the geographic zone Croydon uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Croydon publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Coloma Convent Girls' School oversubscribed? ▾
Coloma Convent Girls' School has a capacity of 1057 places and currently has 924 pupils enrolled. For the most up-to-date data, check with Croydon.
What is the admissions policy for Coloma Convent Girls' School? ▾
Coloma Convent Girls' School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Croydon before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Coloma Convent Girls' School cover? ▾
Coloma Convent Girls' School is a secondary school in Croydon, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Coloma Convent Girls' School? ▾
Coloma Convent Girls' School was rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in 2021. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.