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State secondary · 11 to 18 · Mixed · Church of England · 833 pupils

Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School

Selborne Road, Croydon, CR0 5JQ
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Ofsted report card · April 2026(18/23)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 2,072nd of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Lower half.
(18/23)Rank among 23 Croydon secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Croydon league table →
Inspection
Ofsted report card, April 2026
Getting in
Not full for Year 7 2026
Results
-0.18 progress 8; 43.5 attainment 8
Size
833 pupils; 138 places a year; classes of 21
Faith
Church of England
Run by
Croydon council
Type
Voluntary aided school
Ages
11 to 18 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: -0.18, against +0.02 in Croydon.
  • Attainment 8: 43.5, against 47.3 in Croydon.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 37%, against 48% in Croydon.
  • Sessions missed: 9.9%, against 7.8% in Croydon.
Could your child get in?We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.Check a postcode ↓ Schools for usRank every school near you by the measures that matter to your family, each reason shown.Rank schools →

At a glance

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SourceWhere these figures come from

How it is worked outCroydon and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.

Against Croydon and England
This schoolCroydonEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
-0.18
Worse than Croydon
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
43.5
Worse than Croydon
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
37%
Worse than Croydon
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
9.9%
Worse than Croydon
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
29.9%
Worse than Croydon
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
10.6
In line with Croydon
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
20.7
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
37%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
15.5
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.7
In line with Croydon
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.

How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.

Things to know
  • A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.

We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.

Free, no account needed. Your postcode is used for this check and not kept.

Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Quality

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SourceOfsted · inspected 14 April 2026
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026

  • Ofsted report card (Achievement: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met)
  • Progress 8: -0.18 (England +0.01) (county +0.02)
  • Attainment 8: 43.5 (England 47.4) (county 47.3)
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 37% (England 48%) (county 48%)
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: average

Results

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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8-0.18+0.01+0.022023/2024
Attainment 843.547.447.32025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above37%48%48%2025/2026
Average A level gradeC-——2023/2024

League table place

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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)(18/23)
A level (16 to 18)(10/17)

Where leavers go

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SourceDfE, destination measures.

Things to know
  • A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2412093%In education 93%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 0.0%
After GCSEs2022/2312095%In education 92%; Apprenticeship 0.8%; Employment 1.7%
After GCSEs2021/2212295%In education 92%; Apprenticeship 1.6%; Employment 1.6%
After sixth form2023/244288%Further education 4.8%; Apprenticeship 2.4%; Employment 7.1%
After sixth form2022/236980%Further education 1.4%; Apprenticeship 4.3%; Employment 10%
After sixth form2021/225782%Further education 3.5%; Apprenticeship 3.5%; Employment 21%
Croydon league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

  • Absence: 9.9% of sessions missed; 30% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 9.0% and 27%
  • Suspensions: 11 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 20); 0 permanent exclusions
  • Classes average 20.7 pupils; 4.3% of classes have more than 30
  • 15.5 pupils for each teacher
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 289 m, tram or metro 581 m
  • 33 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 7 serious)
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 14.8 µg/m³, PM2.5 8.5 (1 km square, background level)

Absence

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.

Things to know
  • Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (30-40%), the median of 654 schools.
YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/259.9%5.1%4.8%30%3.3%
2023/248.7%6.0%2.6%25%3.2%
2022/237.6%5.2%2.4%23%2.1%
Schools with a similar intake9.0%27%

Suspensions and exclusions

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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/2510.67.7%830
2023/2410.57.2%800
2022/237.74.7%590
Schools with a similar intake19.7

Class sizes and staff

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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size20.72025/26
Classes over 30 pupils4.3%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher15.5November 2025

Stops nearby

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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.

Things to know
  • A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus289
tram or metro581

Road collisions within 500 m

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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.

Things to know
  • 7 serious and 0 fatal in all; 10 involved a pedestrian, 2 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
YearCollisions
20257
20246
20236
20226
20218

Air quality

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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

Things to know
  • A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO214.82024
PM1013.32024
PM258.52024

Who goes there

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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals37%2025/26
First language other than English20%2025/26
SEN support19%2025/26
Education, health and care plan5.2%2025/26
Girls48%2025/26

Ofsted

Ofsted, April 2026The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
AchievementExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Safeguarding standardsMet

Inspections

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SourceOfsted, 2026.

DateKindOutcome
14 April 2026Report card7 areas graded
3 March 2022Ungraded visitSchool remains Good

Admissions

Getting in

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools
DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026

  • A Church of England school: its admissions policy may give priority by faith.
  • 92 families put it first for 138 places; every one of them got in
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Applications and offers, DfE

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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.

Things to know
  • Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 720261389241792
Year 72025160110545102
Year 72024141137535111
Year 72023154127569104
Year 720221438049071
Year 720211509745473
Year 7202011911557777
Year 720191189351375
Year 7201812013462577
Year 7201711913065879

Who runs it

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools

  • Voluntary aided school is run by its local council (Croydon), not by an academy trust.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

Coombe Wood School0.5 miArk Blake Academy0.8 miSt Mary's Catholic High School1.0 miHarris Invictus Academy Croydon1.2 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

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SourceOfsted early years register.

Fennies Addiscombe Road0.4 miles
Number 9 The Nursery0.5 miles
Hop Skip and Jump0.5 miles
Birdhurst Day Nursery0.5 miles
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →

Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

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