All-through
The Link School
138 Croydon Road, Beddington, Croydon, CR0 4PG
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 167 of 148 places
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2019
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
0%
1.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 1.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.1 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -1.58 |
| 23/24 | -1.64 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2.9 |
| 23/24 | 1.8 |
| 24/25 | 1.9 |
138 Croydon Road, Beddington, Croydon, CR0 4PG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Sutton admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Joe Shepherd
- Address
- 138 Croydon Road, Beddington, Croydon, CR0 4PG
- Telephone
- 02086885239