On Thursday (August 14), thousands of students across the country will get their A-Level or post-GCSE exam results from tests they took earlier this summer.
After that, the Department for Education will update school ratings.
Each school gets a score based on how much its students have improved during Key Stage 5 and further education.
The data shows which schools have students who did better than the national average.
Below is a list of sixth forms and colleges in Croydon with their current scores.
Special schools are not included.
Above average:
Norbury High School for Girls (Academy): 0.32
Oasis Academy Shirley Park (Academy): 0.27
Croydon High School (Independent school): 0.27
Whitgift School (Independent school): 0.26
Coloma Convent Girls’ School (Academy): 0.12
Trinity School (Independent school): 0.1
Average:
The Cedars School (Independent school): 0.17
Royal Russell School (Independent school): 0.14
Archbishop Tenison’s CofE High School (Maintained school): 0.05
Riddlesdown Collegiate (Academy): 0.04
Old Palace of John Whitgift School (Independent school): 0.03
Shirley High School Performing Arts College (Academy): -0.05
The Quest Academy (Academy): -0.13
Thomas More Catholic School (Maintained school): -0.25
The Laurels School (Independent school): -0.29
Croydon Metropolitan College (Independent school): -0.3
Cambridge Tutors College (Independent school): -0.51
Below average:
Croydon College (College): -0.14
Woodcote High School (Academy): -0.19
St Joseph’s College (Academy): -0.2
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace (Academy): -0.23
Harris Federation Post-16 (College): -0.29
Harris Academy Purley (Academy): -0.34
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology (Independent school): -0.45
Harris Academy South Norwood (Academy): -0.54
Coombe Wood School (Academy): -0.59
Well below average:
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (Academy): -0.64
A negative progress score doesn’t mean students didn’t improve or that the school failed.
It just shows that students at that school made less progress compared to other students in England who started with similar results.
A positive score means students made more progress than others with similar starting points, while a negative score means they made less progress.
In the UK, A-Level grades go from A (highest) to E (lowest pass), with U meaning ungraded.
An A* is for outstanding work. Grades A to E are passes and can help students get into university, apprenticeships, or jobs.
Grades are given based on exam marks and sometimes coursework.
For many students, Results Day decides if they meet the grades needed for their university offers through UCAS.
If they get the right grades, their place is confirmed.
If not, they can use UCAS Clearing to find other courses.
