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Croham Hurst School, South Croydon

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Croham Hurst School details

Address:

Croham Hurst School
79 Croham Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 7YN

Telephone:

020 86883863

Fax:

020 8681 2490

Email:

head@croham.surrey.sch.uk

Website:

www.crohamhurst.com

Authority:

Croydon

Gender of entry:

Girls

Age range:

2-19

Number of students:

434

Affiliation:

GSA

Gender of sixth form:

Girls

Last inspection:

May 2003. Read the full inspection report.

General information

Headteacher: Jane Abbotts, appointed in 2005.

Background: Following the remit of its founders, Miss Ellis and Miss Clark, Croham Hurst continues to develop the individuality and potential of its pupils within a supportive community framework. The school's mixture of traditional and modern facilities includes a large assembly hall, a three-storey design technology building, ICT rooms, music suite and drama studio. Within the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum, there is an emphasis on learning how to learn, and creativity and independent thought are encouraged. Study skills training is provided during the GCSE years and there are opportunities for the gifted to excel. More than 25 subjects are offered at A-level. The school is keen to nurture all talents, not just the conventional ones, and staff are generous with their time in supporting the academic and pastoral needs of all pupils. Extracurricular activities include debating, speech and drama, travel and community work. Sport plays an important role in school life and the wide range of clubs and teams follow busy schedules. Music and art are also strengths of the school with many public performances and displays of pupils' work. Before-school care is provided from 7.45am when girls take part in a variety of practical activities. Girls can stay after school until 5.30pm when they may do homework or take part in clubs and societies.

Higher education: 84%.

Special needs: A peripatetic special needs tutor is available.

Inspection: May 2003: Croham Hurst School has some significant strengths and few weaknesses. It provides a broad and balanced education generally appropriate to the ages and abilities of its pupils. Consistent with its ethos of caring for and nurturing each individual pupil, it has strong spiritual, moral and cultural values, and achieves high standards of attainment and behaviour, especially among the senior girls.

Feeder schools: A wide range of local state primaries and prep schools.

Girls' age range: 3 to 18.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100.

Average class size (seniors; 11-16): 20.

Average class size (sixth form): 8.

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