Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Croydon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School is a secondary school in Croydon for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out in all 3 earlier years with a published outcome, when a last distance was published.
- 5 of the 22 other Croydon secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- Year 7 2026 had 92 first-choice applications for 138 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 46 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.3 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Selborne Road, Croydon, CR0 5JQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 833 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of the school and are known as individuals by staff.”
- “As a result of the school's welcoming and inclusive approach, pupils express a sense of safety and belonging.”
- “Pupils describe the school as being 'like a family'.”
To improve
- “However, for some pupils, the school has not made sure that they attend school regularly enough.”
- “However, for some post-16 students, the range of opportunities to contribute positively to the wider school community are not as developed as they could be.”
- “However, in a few subjects, those pupils with higher starting points do not make enough progress through the curriculum to support them to attain the highest grades.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 92 first-preference applications, 138 offers in total, 92 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- Coombe Wood School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Blake Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic High School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coloma Convent Girls' School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shirley High School Performing Arts College 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Harris Academy Purley 1.6 mi Good Last distance published