Bensham Manor School

State-Funded School

bensham-manor-school-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon WestConstituency

CR7 7BNPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bensham Manor School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 246 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 3.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.07

Ethnicity

White

37%

Asian

14%

Black

30%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

246

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 246
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
22 Apr 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.