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Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 44 43.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
43.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
36.6% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
6.9% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.18 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 45.3[6] 38.7%[6]
2023/24 45.9[4] 40.8%[4] -0.18[4]
2022/23 47.1[7] 41%[7] -0.01[7]
2021/22 41.8[8] 31%[8] -0.74[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
6.1% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C-[10] 0%[10]
2022/23 D+[11] 3.9%[11]
2021/22 C[12] 4.1%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 9.1%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
61% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
4% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
28% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[15] 52%[15] 2%[15] 37%[15] 2%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 74%[16] 5%[16] 19%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 55%[17] 9%[17] 30%[17] 2%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 59%[18] 5%[18] 31%[18] 1%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
81% 2022/23[19]
Education
65% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
12% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 82%[20] 58%[20] 4%[20] 21%[20]
2020/21 88%[21] 69%[21] 1%[21] 17%[21]
2019/20 88%[22] 81%[22] 2%[22] 5%[22]
2018/19 88%[23] 77%[23] 1%[23] 9%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
78% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
18% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
25% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 75%[26] 23%[26]
2019/20 92%[25] 33%[25] 25%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 85%[27] 23%[27] 14%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 80%[28] 14%[28] 10%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
14 Apr 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
12 Jun 2026[29]
Inclusion
Expected standard[29]
Achievement
Expected standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention[29]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
2 Mar 2022[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
14 Mar 2017[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.0 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
417 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
92 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
138 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 545[32] 110[32] 160[32] 3.4[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 535[32] 137[32] 141[32] 3.8[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2023 569[32] 127[32] 154[32] 3.7[32] 0.8[32]
Entry Sept 2022 490[32] 80[32] 143[32] 3.4[32] 0.6[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
837[1]
Local authority
Croydon[1]
Website
http://www.archten.croydon.sch.uk/[1]
District
Croydon[33]
Postcode
CR0 5JQ[1]
URN
101811[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
784 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
17.3% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
19.4% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
3.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
37.3% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
22.3%[35]
Mixed
13.8%[35]
Asian
5.9%[35]
Black
51.5%[35]
Any other ethnic group
0.8%[35]
Unclassified
5.6%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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