The Quest Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Farnborough Avenue
 South Croydon
 Surrey CR2 8HD
Telephone: 020 8657 8935

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
History: This school arose from Selsdon High School
Trust: The Collegiate Trust
Sponsor: The Collegiate Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Andy Crofts (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Thomas Beecham
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 61.1 / 11.7
Non-teaching Staff*: 32.41
Number of pupils: 903
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.8
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 33.60% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 71.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 66.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: London
Authority: Croydon
Constituency: Croydon Central
Electoral Ward: Selsdon and Addington Village
School Number: 3066910

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 12th March 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Red Gates School (0.0km) show on map
  2. Quest Primary School (0.0km) show on map
  3. Forestdale Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  4. Selsdon Primary and Nursery School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Courtwood Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Greenvale Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  7. Applegarth Academy (1.4km) show on map
  8. Croydon High School (1.5km) show on map
  9. Royal Russell School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School (1.8km) show on map
  11. Addington Valley Academy (1.9km) show on map
  12. Coloma Convent Girls' School (2.1km) show on map
  13. Castle Hill Academy (2.1km) show on map
  14. Shirley High School Performing Arts College (2.2km) show on map
  15. Tudor Academy (2.3km) show on map
  16. Harris Primary Academy Benson (2.4km) show on map
  17. St John's CofE Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  18. Coombe Wood School (2.5km) show on map
  19. Rutherford School (2.5km) show on map
  20. Forest Academy (2.6km) show on map
  21. Ridgeway Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  22. Gresham Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  23. Trinity School (2.8km) show on map
  24. Rowdown Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  25. Atwood Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  26. Olympus (3.1km) show on map
  27. St Peter's Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  28. Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School (3.3km) show on map
  29. Beckmead Park Academy (3.4km) show on map
  30. Purley Oaks Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  31. Elmhurst School Ltd (3.4km) show on map
  32. Aspire Learning (3.5km) show on map
  33. Harris Primary Academy Haling Park (3.5km) show on map
  34. Park Hill Infant School (3.5km) show on map
  35. Park Hill Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  36. Fairchildes Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  37. Meridian High School (3.6km) show on map
  38. Oak Lodge Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  39. Oasis Academy Shirley Park (3.7km) show on map
  40. Orchard Park High School (3.8km) show on map
  41. Orchard Way Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  42. Heathfield Academy (3.9km) show on map
  43. Whitgift School (3.9km) show on map
  44. Bright Minds Creative Academy (4.0km) show on map
  45. St David's Prep (4.0km) show on map
  46. Glebe School (4.0km) show on map
  47. Tunstall Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  48. Riddlesdown Collegiate (4.0km) show on map
  49. Croydon Metropolitan College (4.0km) show on map
  50. Warlingham School (4.0km) show on map
  51. Hawes Down Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  52. Saffron Valley Collegiate (4.1km) show on map
  53. Howard Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  54. St Giles School (4.2km) show on map
  55. Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  56. Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary (4.2km) show on map
  57. Croydon College (4.2km) show on map
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  60. Chaffinch Brook School (4.2km) show on map
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  65. Hamsey Green Primary (4.3km) show on map
  66. Al-Khair School (4.3km) show on map
  67. Al-Khair Secondary Girls (4.3km) show on map
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  70. John Wood School & Nursery (4.4km) show on map
  71. Krishna Avanti Primary School (4.4km) show on map
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  73. Warlingham Village Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  74. Monks Orchard Primary School (4.4km) show on map
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  77. Langley Park Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  78. St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  79. Langley Park School for Girls (4.6km) show on map
  80. Supreme Education AP (4.6km) show on map
  81. Robert Fitzroy Academy (4.6km) show on map
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  96. Marian Vian Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  97. Oasis Academy Ryelands (4.9km) show on map
  98. Harris Primary Academy Purley Way (5.1km) show on map
  99. Al-Khair School Preparatory School (5.1km) show on map
  100. Crosfield Nursery School (5.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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