Meridian High School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Croydon (Croydon).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
GLF Schools GLF Schools GLF Schools was founded in 2012 in order to enable the federation of Glyn School (an academy in 2011) and Danetree Junior School. Together, we began our journey to become a Mat of more than 1000 talented staff working with over 10,000 children in 40 schools across 5 regions in southern England.
At Meridian High School, we believe that only exceptional is acceptable for our students, our parents and carers and our community. We are not like other schools. We have carefully constructed every facet of our school so that all students are able to present the best version of themselves. Education means more to us than academic outcomes.
We believe that we have a responsibility to offer every child an opportunity so that school is somewhere they are challenged, they learn, and they can achieve.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Coding
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Gardening
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Multisports
- Netball
- Rugby
and 4 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 143846
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Christina Stead | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Hussey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Maryam Delavar-Williams | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Ms Amy Anderson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Amy Church | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Wendy Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tim Starke Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sarah Morgan Former | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2019 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record