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The Quest Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 40 40.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
40.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
35.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
7.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.35 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 37.5[6] 23%[6]
2023/24 43.8[4] 43.5%[4] -0.35[4]
2022/23 41.5[7] 43%[7] -0.56[7]
2021/22 43.5[8] 45%[8] -0.25[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
3.8% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C-[10] 0%[10]
2022/23 D+[11] 0%[11]
2021/22 C[12] 12.5%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 5.9%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
47% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
1% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
38% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[15] 50%[15] 1%[15] 39%[15] 1%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 92%[16] 51%[16] 1%[16] 35%[16] 0%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 94%[17] 42%[17] 12%[17] 38%[17] 0%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 94%[18] 35%[18] 4%[18] 50%[18] 4%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
73% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
46% 2022/23[19]
Education
48% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
21% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 62%[20] 62%[20] 2%[20] 25%[20]
2020/21 96%[21] 74%[21] 81%[21] 2%[21] 13%[21]
2019/20 84%[22] 75%[22] 75%[22] 2%[22] 7%[22]
2018/19 88%[23] 66%[23] 68%[23] 0%[23] 20%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
75% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
14% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
12% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 89%[26] 15%[26]
2019/20 88%[25] 12%[25] 12%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 77%[27] 15%[27] 12%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 94%[28] 8%[28] 10%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
12 Mar 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
8 May 2024[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Requires improvement[29]
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Requires improvement[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
6 Jun 2018[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] No overall grade[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.1 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
214 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
66 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
104 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
0.6 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 303[31] 86[31] 147[31] 2.1[31] 0.6[31]
Entry Sept 2024 409[31] 112[31] 172[31] 2.4[31] 0.7[31]
Entry Sept 2023 439[31] 99[31] 174[31] 2.5[31] 0.6[31]
Entry Sept 2022 497[31] 119[31] 186[31] 2.7[31] 0.6[31]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
180 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1115[1]
Trust
THE COLLEGIATE TRUST[1]
Local authority
Croydon[1]
Website
http://thequestacademy.org.uk/[1]
District
Croydon[33]
Postcode
CR2 8HD[1]
URN
136203[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
903 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
26.8% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
15.3% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
1.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
48.9% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
40.4%[35]
Mixed
16.3%[35]
Asian
10.9%[35]
Black
29.5%[35]
Any other ethnic group
2.7%[35]
Unclassified
0.1%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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  32. thequestacademy.org.uk: thequestacademy.org.uk — Admissions Criteria 2027 (PDF). Period 2026-10-16. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Entry to Year 7 The Planned Admission Number (PAN) for The Quest Academy is 180. (p. 1)
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