Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 101811
- Address
- Selborne Road, CR0 5JQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 784 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 17.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
African 33.7%
White British 15.8%
Mixed 14.2%
Caribbean 13.1%
Other White 7.5%
Unclassified 4.8%
Other Black 4%
Indian 2.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 71%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.2
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.15
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 117 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 116 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 145 68 77 |
| Year 8 | 148 82 66 |
| Year 9 | 147 78 69 |
| Year 10 | 148 77 71 |
| Year 11 | 120 61 59 |
| Year 12 | 43 21 22 |
| Year 13 | 33 18 15 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 90.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 33.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 61.0% 49.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 7.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 78.0% 67.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 14.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.1% 2.4% |