The Quest Academy

State-Funded School

the-quest-academy-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR2 8HDPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Quest Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 853 pupils. The Quest Academy is part of The Collegiate Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23%
EBacc average point score: 3.25

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

11%

Black

30%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

853

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 853
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Collegiate Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 May 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
25 Jun 2015	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.