Secondary school

Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Croydon
  • CR0 5JQ
  • Sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,707 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 53%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 26%26%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 21%21% · 2017/182018/19: top 53%2021/22: top 82%2022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 49%2024/25: top 53%No exams

A-level results

#354 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 845.3 · London 50.13/10 Below+20.2 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths38.7% · London 51.8%3/10 Below+17.1 pts
EBacc point score4.16 · London 4.564/10 Below+24.7 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.18 · London +0.322/10 Well below London
A level points per entry30.05 · London 34.73/10 Below+13.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 53.9 · 112 pupils · London 522016/17: 46.6 · 110 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 52.3 · 106 pupils · London 492018/19: 45.5 · 110 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 41.8 · 122 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 47.1 · 120 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 45.9 · 120 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 45.3 · 119 pupils · London 50.1553.941.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 42% · 110 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 52% · 106 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 34% · 110 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 31% · 122 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 41% · 120 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 40.8% · 120 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 38.7% · 119 pupils · London 51.8%52%31%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.92 · 124 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 26.46 · 135 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 25.08 · 131 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 28.97 · 84 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 29.73 · 50 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 24.64 · 61 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 25.68 · 38 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 30.05 · 33 pupils · London 34.730.0524.64No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
92 of 92 who put it first2014 · 58.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9292
2nd8931
3rd836
Last distance offered
  • 2023/241.6 km
  • 2022/232.2 km

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • Post-16 provisionExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good
  5. 2026Lowest Needs attention

2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Apr 2026

Strengths

  • “Pupils are proud to be members of the school and are known as individuals by staff.”
  • “As a result of the school's welcoming and inclusive approach, pupils express a sense of safety and belonging.”
  • “Pupils describe the school as being 'like a family'.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026833
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.3%
First language not English17.3%
SEN support19.4%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)9.9%
Persistently absent pupils29.9%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.7%

99.5% full · 837 places · 81 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.5
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 47.6
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 12.3
  • Other support 23.1

Teachers 53.6 FTE · Whole workforce 89.1 · 105 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,218
Spend per pupil£9,231
Staff spend per pupil£7,438
Reserve per pupil−£371
  • −£310,467revenue reserve
  • −£11,069in-year balance

Grants £8,608 · self-generated £610 · premises £360 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

120 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.3%
  • Education93.3%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained4.2%
  • Unknown2.5%

After sixth form (16–18)

42 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.1%
  • Education78.6%
  • Higher education73.8%
  • Apprenticeship2.4%
  • Employment7.1%
  • Not sustained4.8%
  • Unknown7.1%