The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR9 3AS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BEC TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Simon Trehearn
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,039
- Pupils on roll
- 758
- URN
- 141210
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086891255
About this school
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is a secondary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 758 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 122 | 155 | 162 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.9 | 41.2 | 39.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.14 to +0.42 | +0.10 -0.14 to +0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 37.4% | 31.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 51.6% | 53.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 43.9% | 19.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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 The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy 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 | 41.9 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.1 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 789 |
| 2023/24 | 832 |
| 2024/25 | 777 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy compares
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy ranked 18th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.1 | 7.7% | 49.8% | 758 | — |
| Harris Academy Merton | 53.7 | 6.5% | 42.3% | 1,371 | 0.8 miles |
| Harris Invictus Academy Croydon | 45 | 6.8% | 51.2% | 963 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Academy | 46.1 | 5.8% | 51% | 983 | 1.5 miles |
| Norbury High School for Girls | 46.4 | 9.8% | 37.5% | 1,082 | 1.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | 36.5 | 5.8% | 41.7% | 565 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.81%
- English as an additional language
- 36.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 23.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Academy Merton0.8 miles
Secondary · Mitcham
-
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon1.4 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
St Mark's Church of England Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Mitcham
-
Norbury High School for Girls1.5 miles
Secondary · Thornton Heath
-
St Mary's Catholic High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy ranks 8th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Croydon.
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Secondary
- 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
- Tunstall Nursery School Nursery
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy teach?
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Croydon.
- Who is the principal of The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy?
- The principal of The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is Mr Simon Trehearn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, 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 The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy?
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy has 758 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy full?
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy has capacity for 1,039 pupils and 758 on roll (73%), so it has space against 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 The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy a faith school?
- No. The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is part of THE BEC TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.9 in 2022/23 and 39.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy compare with other schools in Croydon?
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy ranked 18th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy's absence rate?
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy'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 8 July 2026.