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The Quest Academy

Secondary Academy school in South Croydon CR2 8HD

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  • School Reference Number: 136203
  • Address: Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon CR2 8HD
  • Principal: Mr Thomas Beecham
  • Telephone: 020 8657 8935
  • Website: thequestacademy.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The Collegiate Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,115
  • Local Education Authority: Croydon
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2010* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 12/03/2024

Rating published on 08/05/2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
12 March 2024 9 May 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement
6 June 2018 29 June 2018 Short inspection
3 June 2015 25 June 2015 Full inspection Good
25 February 2014 21 March 2014 Curriculum and development visit
11 June 2013 3 July 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement
13 June 2012 4 July 2012 Monitoring visit

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Unique Reference Number136203
Local Authority Code306
Local Authority NameCroydon
Establishment Number6910
School / College NameThe Quest Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2010
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,115
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils979
Number of Boys495
Number of Girls484
Percentage Free School Meals38.90
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code15936
Academy trust or TrustTHE COLLEGIATE TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Collegiate Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10031227
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetFarnborough Avenue
Locality
Address3
TownSouth Croydon
County (name)Surrey
PostcodeCR2 8HD
Websitehttp://thequestacademy.org.uk/
Telephone02086578935
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameThomas
Headteacher/Principal last nameBeecham
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeH
Government Office RegionLondon
District CodeE09000008
DistrictCroydon
Ward CodeE05011480
WardSelsdon & Addington Village
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001186
Parliamentary ConstituencyCroydon East
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE09000008
Easting535903
Northing163120
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Croydon 034
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Croydon 034D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100020677991
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02000227
LSOA CodeE01001061
Free School Meals327
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136203
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136203
LAESTAB3066910
School nameThe Quest Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2010
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionLondon
RegionLondon
Local authorityCroydon
Parliamentary constituencyCroydon East
Multi-academy trust UID15936
Multi-academy trust nameThe Collegiate Trust
Academy sponsor UID16210
Academy sponsor nameThe Collegiate Trust
PostcodeCR2 8HD
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils979
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10293269
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date12/03/2024
Publication date08/05/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136203
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3066910
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Quest Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS462180
Previous inspection start date03/06/2015
Previous publication date25/06/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136203
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3066910
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Quest Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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