St Mary's Catholic High School Catchment Area
St Mary's Catholic High School is a voluntary aided secondary school in Croydon , serving pupils aged 11-19, with 564 pupils, and a capacity of 1115 places. Find catchment area guidance, admissions policy details and nearby secondary schools below.
11-19
Age range
564
Pupils
1,115
Capacity
51%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2017
St Mary's Catholic High School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic High School?
The catchment area for St Mary's Catholic High 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 St Mary's Catholic High 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 →St Mary's Catholic High School: 1115 places, 51% filled: places available
St Mary's Catholic High School has a published admission number of 1115 places. 564 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 51%. At 51% full, the school currently has headroom below its 1115 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. 38.3% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic High 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) →
St Mary's Catholic High School: School Information
- Full address
- Woburn Road, Croydon, CR9 2EE
- Local authority
- Croydon
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-19 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.3% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 101814
Other Secondary Schools in Croydon
If St Mary's Catholic High School is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Croydon are the next closest alternatives.
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · CR0 5JQ
Oasis Academy Coulsdon Catchment Area
Academy sponsor led · CR5 1ES
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
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Catchment Area
Academy sponsor led · CR9 3AS
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Croydon
St Mary's Catholic High 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
Thomas More Catholic School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Purley
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic High 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: St Mary's Catholic High School
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic High School? ▾
The catchment area for St Mary's Catholic High 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 St Mary's Catholic High School oversubscribed? ▾
St Mary's Catholic High School has a capacity of 1115 places and currently has 564 pupils enrolled. For the most up-to-date data, check with Croydon.
What is the admissions policy for St Mary's Catholic High School? ▾
St Mary's Catholic High 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 St Mary's Catholic High School cover? ▾
St Mary's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Croydon, serving pupils aged 11-19. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for St Mary's Catholic High School? ▾
St Mary's Catholic High School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2017. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.