Academy converter Secondary Open

Coloma Convent Girls' School

Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 5AS

Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 30 November 2021). Last inspected 21 April 2026.

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924
Pupils
23.9%
Free school meals
1 November 2022
Opened

About this school

Coloma Convent Girls' School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Croydon, Surrey. The school has 924 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 30 November 2021). Last inspected 21 April 2026. The Headteacher is Danielle Bumford-Sinclair. The school is administered by Croydon local authority. It belongs to ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has girls-only admissions and a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 November 2022.

School details

Headteacher
Danielle Bumford-Sinclair
Trust
ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Croydon
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Roman Catholic
URN
149347

Admissions

Applications for places at Coloma Convent Girls' School are handled by the school or the local authority (Croydon). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

57.4
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.52
Progress 8 · 2023-24
62%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
88%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.14
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
48%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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