Charles Darwin School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Westerham · TN16 3AU · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att842.6
- P8-0.3
- EM5+38%
- Absence10.0%
2.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 143846
Meridian High School
Academy sponsor led · Croydon · CR0 0AH
Ages 11–18 · 535 pupils · Croydon
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
36.0
Overall absence
9.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-24
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.70
−20+2
Attainment 836.0
English & maths grade 5+28%
English & maths grade 4+40%
EBacc entry47%
EBacc APS: 3.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.7%
Unauthorised4.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 566
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill56%
535 pupils · 960 places
- Pupils on roll
- 535
- Boys / girls
- 275 / 260
- School capacity
- 960
- Capacity fill
- 535 / 960 (56%)
- Free school meals
- 64.9%
- FSM pupils
- 347
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: GLF SCHOOLS
- Academy trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Anderson
Location
- Address
- Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington
- Postcode
- CR0 0AH
- Town
- Croydon
- County
- Surrey
- Local authority
- Croydon
- District
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Resourced places
- 34 on roll / 35 capacity
- SEN unit places
- 34 on roll / 35 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Croydon, Croydon, 535 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school. Free school meals: 64.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Quest Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
South Croydon · CR2 8HD · Croydon
Ages 11–18
- Att843.8
- P8-0.3
- EM5+44%
- Absence9.9%
2.4 miles away
Hayes School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Bromley · BR2 7DB · Bromley
Ages 11–18
- Att852.9
- P80.1
- EM5+61%
- Absence7.0%
2.9 miles away
Ravens Wood School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Bromley · BR2 8HP · Bromley
Ages 11–19
- Att847.5
- P8-0.1
- EM5+49%
- Absence6.8%
3.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Anderson
- Telephone
- 02039431328