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The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Mitcham Road, Croydon CR9 3AS · lanfranc.org.uk · 020 8689 1255
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 5.77 mi
- 9.29 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 758
- 73% of 1,039 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 35.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Bec Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 5.77 mi (9.29 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.94 mi (4.73 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 93 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
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 93 | 65 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 124 | 93 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 108 | 65 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 148 | 89 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 140 | 72 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.77 mi9.29 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.94 mi4.73 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.48 mi3.99 km | |
| September 2023 | 5.38 mi8.66 km | |
| September 2022 | 7.94 mi12.78 km | |
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 39.1, and 31.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.28 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37.4 | +3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 4.5 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 44.5 | +0.2 |
| Other education | 1.3 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 90
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (20%) with SEND