Woodcote High School

About Woodcote High School

Woodcote High School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2013. The school’s Progress 8 score for the 2023/24 academic year sits at -0.07, which places it in the ‘Average’ band nationally and ranks it 13th out of 22 secondary schools in Croydon. That score is slightly below the local authority average of -0.04, but the gap is narrow. More telling is the Attainment 8 score of 48.6, which reflects the average grade pupils achieve across eight key subjects. On the basics measure, 74% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, though that drops to 54.3% when looking at grade 5 or above. The school’s EBacc average point score of 4.31 and its EBacc entry rate of 32.7% suggest a solid but not exceptional take-up of the full academic core.

At A-level, Woodcote’s sixth form is rated Good by Ofsted, and the data for 2023/24 shows a points per entry score of 29.36, equivalent to a grade C. The value added score is -0.19, which is classed as ‘Below average’, meaning students typically leave with slightly lower grades than their prior attainment would predict. The best three A-levels average out at a C+ grade, and only 4.3% of entries achieved AAB or higher. With 77 pupils in the sixth form cohort, it’s a relatively small provision within a larger school. Nationally, Woodcote ranks in the 53rd percentile for Progress 8, placing it around the middle of all schools in England, and in the 23rd percentile within London.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 234 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 874 applications, a ratio of 3.74 applicants per place, with 135 first-preference offers made from 142 first-preference applications. Facilities include a swimming pool, astro turf, gymnasium, library, and a dedicated sixth form centre. The school lists a wide range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties, autism, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities, including a resourced provision. With 25% of pupils eligible for free school meals, Woodcote serves a diverse catchment. It suits families looking for a large, inclusive secondary with a broad club offer — from DofE and Young Enterprise to coding and gardening — and a sixth form that keeps options open, even if its academic outcomes are closer to the local average than the top-performing schools in Croydon.

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