Croydon High School A GSG School
- Croydon High School
Old Farleigh Road
South Croydon
Surrey
CR2 8YB - Head: Annabel Davies
- T 020 8260 7500
- F 020 8657 5413
- E [email protected]
- W www.croydonhigh.gdst.net
- An independent school for girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Croydon
- Pupils: 757; sixth formers: 81
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: £13,752 - £19,815 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Founded in 1874, only two years after the establishment of the Girls’ Day School Trust, Croydon High is the Trust’s second-oldest school (after Notting Hill and Ealing High). Its site, backing on to 20 acres of gently rolling, leafy Selsdon, barely qualifies as Croydon. ‘The first thing you need to know about the school,’ a mum emphasised, ‘is that it’s not in Croydon. Its name does it no favours!’ Originally based in the town centre, Croydon High took up residence in this charming pocket in 1966…
What the school says...
Croydon High School offers a broad curriculum and academic strength is matched by a wide range of exciting extra-curricular opportunities. Girls are set high standards and are challenged to recognise their individual abilities and to aim to do their very best in all areas of school life. Croydon High is recognised at national level in a number of sports and renowned for high standards of performance in Music and Art. Croydon High operates one of the largest Duke of Edinburgh Award schemes in the country and sixth formers also participate bi-annually in World Challenge. Personal tours available on request to Mrs Sharon Smith, Admissions Registrar, on 020 8260 7543 ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2022, Annabel Davies PGCE NPQH, previously principal deputy head (curricular) at Harrow International School, Hong Kong. Educated at St Swithun’s and Wells Cathedral School (sixth form). A flautist, she read music at Royal Holloway before gaining a music PGCE from the Institute of Education and, later, an NPQH. Was head of music at Ravens Wood School in south Bromley (most illustrious old boy, one David Jones, later Bowie) before moving into the independent sector. Assistant head co-curricular and organisation at Surbiton High School for three years before taking a leap of faith, and continents, and heading to Harrow in Hong Kong, site unseen. ‘I was anxious about joining a school of 1500 children overseas that I’d never been to. It was a calculated risk, something we encourage the girls to take,’ says Ms...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The school takes an active approach towards identifying and supporting pupils with specific learning needs. Diagnostic screening is given in the Junior School and in Year 7; concerns about individuals raised at a later stage are thoroughly investigated by specialist teachers. Appropriate supporting strategies, discussed with the pupil and her parents, are implemented in the classroom to ensure that each pupil achieves her full learning potential.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Prep | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Sports Scholarship |
| St David's School | 2023 | 2 |
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