Beckmead College

State-Funded School

beckmead-college-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon WestConstituency

SE25 5RRPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Beckmead College is a state-funded special for pupils aged 14–19, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 87 pupils. Beckmead College is part of THE BECKMEAD TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 7.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.24

Ethnicity

White

39%

Black

26%

Mixed

33%

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

93%Boys

7%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 14 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 87
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE BECKMEAD TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.