Woodcote High School Explained

Woodcote High School is a secondary school with academy status located in Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, England.

Woodcote is a coeducational school, of around 1200 students. The school gained Specialist Sports College and Mathematics and Computing College status and became an academy in 2012.^[1]

Ofsted

In its first Ofsted inspection report as an academy, the school was assessed at grade 3 (requires improvement)^[2] in 2013. In 2015 the school was given an overall grade 2 (good) with individual grades being awarded as grade 2 in all areas.^[3] The school maintained its standing of "Good" in a 2018 short inspection.^[4]

Track Coulsdon

In cooperation with South London Harriers an 8-lane all-weather running track has been built at the school. It includes a full size football pitch.^[5]

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 QEII Fields in Trust.

Notable alumni

• Steve Sidwell^[6] (born 1982), footballer
• Jack Hingert^[7] (born 1990), footballer
• Stefan O'Connor^[8] (born 1997), footballer
• Lee Brown^[9] (born 1990), footballer
• Raye^[10] (born 1997), musician
• Alex Tapp^[11] (born 1982), footballer
• Tino Livramento^[12] (born 2002), footballer
• Wesley Fonguck^[13] (born 1997), footballer
• Ali Koiki^[14] (born 1999), footballer
• Myles Kenlock^[15] (born 1996), footballer
• Leon McKenzie^[16] (born 1978), footballer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Find an inspection report and registered childcare . reports.ofsted.gov.uk . 26 January 2024 . 25 July 2022.
2. Web site: Inspection Report: Woodcote High School . Ofsted.gov.uk . Ofsted . 2013. 26 January 2024.
3. Web site: Inspection report: Woodcote High School. Ofsted. 2015.
4. Web site: Short inspection of Woodcote High School . Ofsted: Woodcote High School . Ofsted . 10 December 2019 . 19 April 2018.
5. Web site: Work begins on Woodcote High School athletics track. July 2012. Croydon Guardian. 30 March 2015.
6. Web site: Croydon Schools Proud Footballing Legacy. Croydon Guardian. 2010. 30 March 2015.
7. Web site: Croydon U12s lose in trophy. February 2003. Watford Observer. 1. 30 March 2015.
8. Web site: Former Woodcote High pupil makes Arsenal debut in Champions League. February 2003. Croydon Advertister. 1. 30 March 2015.
9. Web site: LinkedIn.
10. Web site: Rachel Keen - BBC Sound of 2017. January 2017. BBC Sound of Music. 1. 7 February 2017.
11. Web site: Sports File. 21 March 1998. News Shopper. 1. 3 November 2017.
12. Web site: woodcote High School PE Twitter Account. 22 August 2021. Twitter. 1. 7 September 2021.
13. Web site: Fonguck makes England debut. 28 November 2018. Kinetic Foundation. 1. 8 March 2022.
14. Web site: Fonguck makes England debut. 5 July 2019. Kinetic Foundation. 1. 8 March 2022.
15. Web site: Myles Kenlock Signs for Ipswich Town FC. 25 April 2014. Kinetic Foundation. 1. 8 March 2022.
16. Web site: Leon McKenzie: the day after trying to kill myself, I went to training and didn't say a word. 10 May 2017. The Telegraph. 1. 8 March 2022.