The Quest Academy, South Croydon

In 2026, pupils at The Quest Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Croydon and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Croydon and 47% in England.

That is up from 37.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.35: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.9, against 45 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 66 families put The Quest Academy as their first choice and 214 named it as one of their preferences, for 104 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Quest Academy are Coloma Convent Girls' School (1.3 miles, Attainment 8 56.8); Shirley High School Performing Arts College (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); Coombe Wood School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.9); and Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5).

The Quest Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

The Quest Academy is one of 9 schools run by The Collegiate Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 70 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 73% went on to university or other higher education and 13% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

36.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Gravel Hill Tram Stop, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Freelands Avenue (->n), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 115 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Croydon (488).

In 2024/25, The Quest Academy issued 189 suspensions, 20.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Quest Academy are Quest Primary School (0.2 miles), Selsdon Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles), Forestdale Primary School (0.5 miles) and Courtwood Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.