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Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided

Selborne Road, Croydon CR0 5JQ · archten.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8688 4014

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.3
average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
833
100% of 837 places
Local authority
Croydon
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
37.2%
First language not English
20%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 92 families put the school first and 138 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 80 (Places 143)80September 2023: 127 (Places 154)127September 2024: 137 (Places 141)137September 2025: 110 (Places 160)110September 2026: 92 (Places 138)92Places 138
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026138920.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251601100.793%
September 2024Sept 2024141137181%
September 2023Sept 20231541270.882%
September 2022Sept 2022143800.689%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026No distance given
September 2024No distance given
September 20231.02 mi1.64 km
September 20221.39 mi2.24 km

The council gives no distance for this school (N/A).

The furthest distance at which a place was offered under the distance criterion.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 38.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.6 (England 46.3)46.62017/18: 52.3 (England 46.5)52.32018/19: 45.5 (England 46.7)45.52021/22: 41.8 (England 48.8)41.82022/23: 47.1 (England 46.3)47.12023/24: 45.9 (England 45.9)45.92024/25: 45.3 (England 46.0)45.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.346.0
▼38.7%45.4%
▲68.1%64.8%
▲71.4%40.5%
●4.164.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form55.8+3.3
Sixth form college5.8+3.3
Further education31.7−5.2
Not in a lasting destination4.2+0.9
Activity not captured2.5+0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 24.9 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 26.5 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 25.1 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 29.0 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 29.7 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 24.6 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 25.7 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 30.1 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
33 studentsC (30.1)Average -0.03
33 studentsC (30.1)Average -0.03
6.1%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2438C- (25.7)+0.05
2022/2361D+ (24.6)—
2021/2250C (29.7)—
2018/1984C (29)+0.16
2017/18131C- (25.1)-0.08
2016/17135C- (26.5)-0.07
2015/16124D+ (24.9)-0.27

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University73.8+19.4
Further education4.8+1.3
Apprenticeship2.4−1.1
Employment7.1−14
Not in a lasting destination4.8−0.5
Activity not captured7.1−5.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
14 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
81%
Replies
108
14% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼73% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▼71% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲78% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●49% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲72% agreeEngland 67%

based on 36 parents (33%) with SEND

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