Ofsted
Ofsted inspection
Latest inspection
5 Jun 2024
Outstanding
Inspection outcome
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding
Other Ofsted reports
This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.
Admissions
Can I get my child into this school?
This school is in Croydon. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
242
cap. 244
244214184
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
12.1
14.212.610.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
23%
25%22%20%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
60%
68%59%51%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
8%
- England
- 9%
11%8%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
26%
- England
- 24%
39%27%15%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressEcclesbourne Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Websitewww.benshammanor.co.uk
Telephone02086840116
Local authorityCroydon
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio12.1:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near CR7 7BN. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 17%
Attainment 8
50.1
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 76%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 242 | 12.1 | 100% | 23% | 60% | 8% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 241 | 12.1 | 100% | 24% | 58% | 8% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 244 | 11.6 | 100% | 24% | 57% | 9% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 239 | 10.9 | 100% | 25% | 58% | 11% | 39% |
| 2020/21 | 235 | 12.4 | 100% | 24% | 51% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 224 | 11.8 | 100% | 20% | 59% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 200 | 13.3 | 100% | 24% | 62% | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 184 | 14.2 | 100% | 22% | 68% | 8% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.