The Cedars School

Independent

National rank

238=

n/a

Rank last year

69.1%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

51%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Pablo Hinojo

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

252 (11-18)

Head teacher

Pablo Hinojo

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

252 (11-18)

Head teacher

Pablo Hinojo

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

252 (11-18)

UK day fees per term*

£6,045-£6,365 (11-18)

*Fee correct as of November 21, 2024
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 236

Grade

%

A*

16.4

A

21.8

B

30.9

A*/A

38.2

A*-B

69.1

GCSE 2024 rank: 240=

Grade

%

A*/A/9/8/7

51

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2022
Verdict
Excellent-good
“The school aims to work in partnership with parents to help each pupil to acquire moral, intellectual, and social virtues within a framework of Catholic principles. The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievement is good. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (Send), make good progress over time. Pupils display excellent attitudes to their learning, demonstrating an intrinsic desire to do well. [They] make excellent progress in developing knowledge, skills and understanding as a result of the care teachers take in addressing their individual needs, and of their own determination. Pupils’ success in co-curricular activities is good, and in some areas excellent … [they] achieve particularly highly in sporting competitions. Pupils demonstrate an outstanding sense of community… [and] make rapid progress in developing their self-confidence, resilience, self-discipline, and other personal skills from the moment they join the school.”
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About the school

  • The Cedars School is a Catholic school for boys in Upper Norwood, south London. The Opus Dei organisation within the Church oversees the religious education and spiritual formation offered to pupils, teachers and parents, inspired by the teachings of St Josemaría Escrivá.
  • The newly co-ed sixth form unites Cedars with the Laurels School, a girls’ school which shares its site.
  • The Eudaimonia Programme, a way of learning that focuses on the “interconnectedness of knowledge”, underpins the Cedars curriculum.
  • All pupils have personalised tutorial meetings every fortnight to help them to reach their academic and personal potential.
  • Students who sit the entrance examinations are automatically considered for an academic scholarship; bursaries are offered for music, choral talent, drama, sport and art.
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