SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodcote High School: data, trends and context

Woodcote High School is a secondary school in Croydon. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
138187
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Croydon
Region
London
Trust
THE COLLEGIATE TRUST
Postcode
CR5 2EH
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,250
FSM eligible
25.0%
EAL / First language other than English
16.9%
SEND (total)
22.2%
SEN Support
18.4%
EHCP
3.8%
White British
38.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
90.2%
Overall absence
9.8%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Severe absence
4.6%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
CroydonLocal authority91.9%8.1%3.8%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
16.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.9%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.47%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
46.1
English & maths grade 5+
46.3%
English & maths grade 4+
66.4%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Woodcote High School is a secondary school in Croydon. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.