The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Croydon, Croydon
CR9 3AS
Composite score
48.9

The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy at a glance

Located in Croydon, Croydon, The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 777 pupils aged 11 to 16. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.1, below the national average of 46. That is down 2.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 54% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 50% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,636
National rank
#442
In London
#18
In Croydon
Top 83%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
32%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
54%
% EBacc grade 5+
7%
EBacc average points score
3.28

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 777 % FSM ever-6 49.8% % EAL 36.2% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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