Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School, Croydon

At a glance

Type

Voluntary aided school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Religious character (DfE register)

Church of England

Pupils

833 census January 2026

Capacity (DfE register)

800 register as checked October 2026

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Mr Richard Parrish

Address

Selborne Road, Croydon, CR0 5JQ

Borough

Croydon

Telephone

02086884014

DfE reference (URN)

101811

Website

archten.croydon.sch.uk

Listed in the DfE register as “Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School”.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 7 October 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 17 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 14 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

92 first-preference applications and 417 applications naming it at any preference; 138 places offered on national offer day (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith. A council's own figures (admission number, later offers) can differ by a few places.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Croydon: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 71.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.3% were offered one of their preferences (4,184 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 18 June 2026) · last checked 9 October 2026

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How places were offered last year

• Year 7, offers made in March 2026: the last place was offered under the criterion printed as open places. No distance was published.

  Source: Croydon council, how places were offered, p.1 · last checked 13 October 2026

Distances change every year with who applies and where they live, and they say nothing about whether a particular address would be offered a place. Places are given by the school's published admission criteria (for example looked-after children, siblings, faith or distance), so read those and the council's guidance before you apply.

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 47.1 · 2023/24: 45.9
  45.3This school44.5Croydon46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 41% · 2023/24: 41%
  39%This school42%Croydon45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 65% · 2023/24: 64%
  68%This school62%Croydon65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 52% · 2023/24: 54%
  71%This school52%Croydon40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.23 · 2023/24: 4.14
  4.16This school3.99Croydon4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 119 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: D+ · 2023/24: C-
  CThis schoolCCroydonB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 24.6 · 2023/24: 25.7
  30.1This school30.9Croydon35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 24.9 · 2023/24: 25.8
  29.9This school31Croydon35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 4% · 2023/24: 0%
  6%This school9%Croydon18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.05
  -0.03This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 33 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

37.2% January 2026

English as an additional language

17.3%

Pupils with special educational needs getting extra help in school (SEN support, without an Education, Health and Care plan)

19.4% (January 2025)

Pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP: a legal plan for children with higher needs)

3.8% (January 2025)

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census January 2025

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

9.9% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

29.9%

Pupils per teacher

15.5 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

School capacity survey, May 2025

Places (capacity survey)

851

Pupils on roll (capacity survey)

793

Counted on 1 May for the capacity survey, so these can differ from the register's capacity and the January census under At a glance.

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School, Croydon and Coombe Wood School0.5 miles apart
• Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School, Croydon and Ark Blake Academy0.8 miles apart
• Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School, Croydon and St Mary's Catholic High School1 mile apart
• Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School, Croydon and Harris Invictus Academy Croydon1.2 miles apart

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