The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Croydon
Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR9 3AS
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 04/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
23.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
758
Capacity used
Has space73%
1,039 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
93 of 93 families who put it first got an offer
124
Places offered
272
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 93 | 93 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 48 | 13 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 47 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 84 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Total | 272 | 112 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Croydon lets families list 6 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Trehearn
- Address
- Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR9 3AS
- Phone
- 02086891255
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward / constituency
- West Thornton · Croydon West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141210
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 42% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BEC TRUST
758 pupils · 1,039 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 841 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 162 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 161 | 11% | 38% | 61% | |
| English Language | 161 | 12% | 37% | 53% | |
| Religious Studies | 161 | 11% | 38% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 160 | 12% | 47% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 158 | 9% | 30% | 44% | |
| History | 80 | 18% | 40% | 60% | |
| Geography | 70 | 4% | 21% | 34% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 7% | 38% | 58% | |
| Computer Science | 28 | 0% | 11% | 43% | |
| Design & Technology | 27 | 0% | 41% | 48% | |
| Art and Design | 25 | 12% | 36% | 56% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 25 | 0% | 16% | 32% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Croydon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.