Woodcote High School is a secondary school with academy status located in the

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area of the

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. Woodcote is a coeducational school, of around 1200 students. The school gained

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and

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status.

Ofsted

In an Ofsted inspection in 2015 the school was given an overall grade 2 (good) with individual grades being awarded as grade 2 in all areas. The school maintained its standing of "Good" in a 2018 short inspection.

Track Coulsdon

In cooperation wit
South London Harriers
an 8-lane all-weather running track has been built at the school. It includes a full size football pitch. South London Harriers have a 100-year agreement with Woodcote High School which began in 2012 to use and jointly manage the Track Coulsdon facility. The area of land on which the track is built is protected from development for 100 years until 2113 by an agreement with the QEI
Fields in Trust

Notable alumni

* Steve Sidwell * Jack Hingert * Stefan O'Connor * Lee Brown *

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* Alex Tapp * Tino Livramento * Wesley Fonguck * Ali Koiki * Myles Kenlock * Leon McKenzie

References

{{authority control Secondary schools in the London Borough of Croydon Academies in the London Borough of Croydon