Archbishop Tenison's School
55 Kennington Oval, London, SE11 5SR
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Harris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Vauxhall
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 145857
- Local authority
- Lambeth
About this school
Archbishop Tenison's School was a Church of England secondary academy in London. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 267 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Archbishop Tenison's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 62 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.17 -1.56 to -0.77 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 34% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 |
How Archbishop Tenison's School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 11.3% | 52.4% | 267 | — |
| Lilian Baylis Technology School | 46.3 | 6.1% | 59.4% | 848 | 0.3 miles |
| Platanos College | 40.8 | 9.3% | 62.1% | 870 | 0.6 miles |
| Ark All Saints Academy | 45.2 | 5% | 63.7% | 568 | 0.7 miles |
| Saint Gabriel's College | 47.9 | 7.6% | 49.5% | 581 | 0.7 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | 58 | 4.1% | 48.4% | 950 | 1.0 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.4%
- English as an additional language
- 43.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.3%
- Persistent absence
- 42.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lilian Baylis Technology School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Platanos College0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Ark All Saints Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Saint Gabriel's College0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Sacred Heart Catholic School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Archbishop Tenison's School teach?
- Archbishop Tenison's School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in London.
- Has Archbishop Tenison's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Archbishop Tenison's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Archbishop Tenison's School?
- Archbishop Tenison's School had 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are Archbishop Tenison's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Archbishop Tenison's 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 14 September 2023.