Side by side
St Mary's Catholic High School and The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- St Mary's Catholic High School takes ages 11 to 19; The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy takes ages 11 to 16.
- St Mary's Catholic High School has 565 pupils; The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy has 758.
- The two schools are 1.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St Mary's Catholic High School | The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 565 DfE register | 758 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Not published |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 45 first preferences for 108 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 65 first preferences for 93 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted report card, 13 January 2026 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 4 March 2025 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 36.5 (2024/25) DfE | 39.1 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 23% (2024/25) DfE | 32% (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 90% (left 2022/23) DfE | 89% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 34.3% DfE register | 50.9% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 61.3% school census 2024/25 | 36.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 11% school census 2024/25 | 15.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.2 DfE workforce census | 15.9 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
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