Meridian High School

State-Funded School

meridian-high-school-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 0AHPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Meridian High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 535 pupils. Meridian High School is part of GLF Schools.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.2%
EBacc average point score: 2.98

Ethnicity

White

66%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

535

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 535
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: GLF Schools

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 May 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.