Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Selborne Road, Croydon, CR0 5JQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Parrish
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 833
- URN
- 101811
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086884014
About this school
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 833 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 120 | 120 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | 45.9 | 45.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.27 to +0.25 | -0.18 -0.45 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 40.8% | 38.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 64.2% | 68.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 54.2% | 71.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.1 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 764 |
| 2023/24 | 760 |
| 2024/25 | 784 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School compares
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School ranked 11th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.3 | 9.9% | 37.3% | 833 | — |
| Coombe Wood School | 52.6 | 6.4% | 31.6% | 1,162 | 0.5 miles |
| Ark Blake Academy | 45.6 | 8.5% | 52.8% | 759 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | 36.5 | 5.8% | 41.7% | 565 | 1.0 miles |
| Harris Invictus Academy Croydon | 45 | 6.8% | 51.2% | 963 | 1.2 miles |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park | 42.6 | 9.2% | 51.3% | 1,017 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.29%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.92%
- Persistent absence
- 29.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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Coombe Wood School0.5 miles
Secondary · South Croydon
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Ark Blake Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Croydon
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St Mary's Catholic High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Croydon
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Harris Invictus Academy Croydon1.2 miles
Secondary · Croydon
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Oasis Academy Shirley Park1.2 miles
Secondary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School ranks 3rd of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Croydon.
- Ark Blake Academy Secondary
- Coloma Convent Girls' School Secondary
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon Secondary
- Meridian High School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Coulsdon Secondary
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park Secondary
- Orchard Park High School Secondary
- Shirley High School Performing Arts College Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic High School Secondary
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Secondary
- Tunstall Nursery School Nursery
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School teach?
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School?
- The headteacher of Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School is Mr Richard Parrish, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School?
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School has 833 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School full?
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School has capacity for 800 pupils and 833 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School a faith school?
- Yes. Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwark.
- Is Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School a selective school?
- No. Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.1 in 2022/23 and 45.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School ranked 11th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School's absence rate?
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.