Croydon Metropolitan College

Overview: Croydon Metropolitan College is a small, independent co-educational college that provides a calm and caring environment for its students. Students feel happy and safe, and the college has a positive ethos. The college has high expectations of its students, which motivates them to achieve highly in courses including GCSE and A-levels.

Strengths:

• The curriculum is carefully planned and sequenced, taking into account students' past experiences and individual needs.
• Teachers are passionate about their subjects and experts in their respective fields, with strong subject knowledge.
• The college has well-thought-out and consistently applied systems to support students' behaviour, enabling them to understand the importance of making positive choices.
• Staff work with students calmly and with kindness, and there is a positive ethos across the college.
• The college's premises are maintained to a good standard, and the procedures in relation to first aid, fire safety, and health and safety are appropriate.

Areas to improve:

• The school has not securely detailed the specific knowledge and range of activities that it wants students to learn and experience in PSHE, limiting students' deeper knowledge and understanding in these subjects.
• The range and diversity of activities lacks a breadth and richness in and out of college.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.