What did Ofsted judge Meridian High School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Meridian High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Meridian High School?

Meridian High School has 535 pupils on roll.

What ages does Meridian High School take?

Meridian High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Meridian High School located?

Meridian High School is located in Croydon, CR0 0AH, Croydon.

How do I apply to Meridian High School?

Meridian High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How far from Meridian High School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Meridian High School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 6.13 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Year 7 places decided at Meridian High School?

When Meridian High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. See Section 7 for information relating to looked after and previously looked after children; 2. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling at the school. See Section 8 for information relating to siblings; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff. See Section 9 for information related to children of staff. A supplementary information form (Appendix 1) must be completed and returned by the application closing date for all applicants wishing to apply under this criterion, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Unless stipulated otherwise, if within any criterion there are more children than places available, any remaining places will be offered to children who meet the criterion on the basis of proximity of the child's home address to the school, with children living nearest receiving the greater priority. Where two or more children share priority for a place, eg. where two children live equidistant from a school, random allocation will be used to determine which child should be given priority. In the case of multiple births, where children have equal priority for a place, random allocation will be used to determine which child should be given priority; if after the allocation one or more places can be offered but there are not sufficient places for all of them, each child will be offered a place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Meridian High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60.2% of pupils at Meridian High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Meridian High School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How far did offers reach?

6.13miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Meridian High School, year by year →

How places are decided at Meridian High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. See Section 7 for information relating to looked after and previously looked after children.
2Siblings — Children who will have a sibling at the school. See Section 8 for information relating to siblings.
3Children of staff — Children of staff. See Section 9 for information related to children of staff. A supplementary information form (Appendix 1) must be completed and returned by the application closing date for all applicants wishing to apply under this criterion.
4Any other children — Remaining places will be offered on the basis of nearness to the school, measured in a straight line from the address point of the child's home address, as set by Ordnance Survey, to the nearest official school gate for pupils to use.

If two applications tie: Unless stipulated otherwise, if within any criterion there are more children than places available, any remaining places will be offered to children who meet the criterion on the basis of proximity of the child's home address to the school, with children living nearest receiving the greater priority. Where two or more children share priority for a place, eg. where two children live equidistant from a school, random allocation will be used to determine which child should be given priority. In the case of multiple births, where children have equal priority for a place, random allocation will be used to determine which child should be given priority; if after the allocation one or more places can be offered but there are not sufficient places for all of them, each child will be offered a place.

Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted before the ranked oversubscription criteria are applied (Section 5), reducing available places accordingly.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Meridian High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Meridian High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Meridian High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Meridian High School?: Meridian High School has 535 pupils on roll.
What ages does Meridian High School take?: Meridian High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Meridian High School located?: Meridian High School is located in Croydon, CR0 0AH, Croydon.
How do I apply to Meridian High School?: Meridian High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from Meridian High School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Meridian High School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 6.13 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at Meridian High School?: When Meridian High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. See Section 7 for information relating to looked after and previously looked after children; 2. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling at the school. See Section 8 for information relating to siblings; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff. See Section 9 for information related to children of staff. A supplementary information form (Appendix 1) must be completed and returned by the application closing date for all applicants wishing to apply under this criterion, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Unless stipulated otherwise, if within any criterion there are more children than places available, any remaining places will be offered to children who meet the criterion on the basis of proximity of the child's home address to the school, with children living nearest receiving the greater priority. Where two or more children share priority for a place, eg. where two children live equidistant from a school, random allocation will be used to determine which child should be given priority. In the case of multiple births, where children have equal priority for a place, random allocation will be used to determine which child should be given priority; if after the allocation one or more places can be offered but there are not sufficient places for all of them, each child will be offered a place.
What is the largest ethnic background at Meridian High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60.2% of pupils at Meridian High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

6.13miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Meridian High School, year by year →

How places are decided at Meridian High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. See Section 7 for information relating to looked after and previously looked after children.
2Siblings — Children who will have a sibling at the school. See Section 8 for information relating to siblings.
3Children of staff — Children of staff. See Section 9 for information related to children of staff. A supplementary information form (Appendix 1) must be completed and returned by the application closing date for all applicants wishing to apply under this criterion.
4Any other children — Remaining places will be offered on the basis of nearness to the school, measured in a straight line from the address point of the child's home address, as set by Ordnance Survey, to the nearest official school gate for pupils to use.

Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted before the ranked oversubscription criteria are applied (Section 5), reducing available places accordingly.

Meridian High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Meridian High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Meridian High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Meridian High School?: Meridian High School has 535 pupils on roll.
What ages does Meridian High School take?: Meridian High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Meridian High School located?: Meridian High School is located in Croydon, CR0 0AH, Croydon.
How do I apply to Meridian High School?: Meridian High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from Meridian High School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Meridian High School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 6.13 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at Meridian High School?: When Meridian High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. See Section 7 for information relating to looked after and previously looked after children; 2. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling at the school. See Section 8 for information relating to siblings; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff. See Section 9 for information related to children of staff. A supplementary information form (Appendix 1) must be completed and returned by the application closing date for all applicants wishing to apply under this criterion, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Unless stipulated otherwise, if within any criterion there are more children than places available, any remaining places will be offered to children who meet the criterion on the basis of proximity of the child's home address to the school, with children living nearest receiving the greater priority. Where two or more children share priority for a place, eg. where two children live equidistant from a school, random allocation will be used to determine which child should be given priority. In the case of multiple births, where children have equal priority for a place, random allocation will be used to determine which child should be given priority; if after the allocation one or more places can be offered but there are not sufficient places for all of them, each child will be offered a place.
What is the largest ethnic background at Meridian High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60.2% of pupils at Meridian High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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