Secondary school

The Archbishop's School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • CT2 7AP
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,066 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 89%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 89%2021/22: top 93%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 89%2024/25: top 94%No exams

A-level results

#379 of 394 South East 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 South East

Attainment 835.2 · South East 461/10 Well below South East
Grade 5+ English and maths21.4% · South East 44.8%1/10 Well below South East
EBacc point score2.88 · South East 4.031/10 Well below South East
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.79 · South East +0.011/10 Well below South East
A level points per entry22.36 · South East 33.471/10 Well below South East
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.2 · 146 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 38.3 · 148 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 38.9 · 146 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 37.8 · 143 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 37.8 · 115 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 37.8 · 116 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 36.6 · 110 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 35.2 · 126 pupils · South East 4645.235.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 19% · 148 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 12% · 146 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 16% · 143 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 20% · 115 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 23% · 116 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 30.9% · 110 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 21.4% · 126 pupils · South East 44.8%30.9%12%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 20.07 · 65 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 21.06 · 69 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 18.23 · 70 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 19.63 · 48 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 22.35 · 8 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 17.75 · 32 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 22.62 · 22 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 22.36 · 30 pupils · South East 33.4722.6217.75No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
64 of 64 who put it first2014 · 88.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6464
2nd6917
3rd616

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Outstanding
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Satisfactory
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2020Requires improvement
  7. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

1 weak areas

  • Sixth form provision

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026770
Free school meals (past 6 years)55.3%
First language not English27.3%
SEN support14.2%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)15.3%
Persistently absent pupils44.3%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

85.6% full · 900 places · 139 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 40 responses (5.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school87.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved87.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 45% not applicable68.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year77.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.5% not applicable90.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed90.9% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90% agree
  • My child does well at this school95% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school77.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school82.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development82.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent85% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.9
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 41.5
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 18.4
  • Other support 28.4

Teachers 48.5 FTE · Whole workforce 95.3 · 107 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,672
Spend per pupil£9,263
Staff spend per pupil£7,092
Reserve per pupil£414
  • +£321,521revenue reserve
  • +£317,260in-year balance

Grants £9,589 · self-generated £176 · premises £412 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

110 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.6%
  • Education79.1%
  • Apprenticeship1.8%
  • Employment2.7%
  • Not sustained10%
  • Unknown6.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

47 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained78.7%
  • Education27.7%
  • Higher education19.1%
  • Apprenticeship10.6%
  • Employment40.4%
  • Not sustained19.1%
  • Unknown2.1%